The Third Battle of Panipat was fought on Indian soil, on the banks of the Yamuna, on Wednesday, January 14, 1761 between two belligerents from Afghanistan and India.

Why does Panipat the movie make Afghans see red? It’s simply history

It was reported that “there are perceptions that the movie insulted Ahmad Shah Abdali, prompting sharp reactions from many Afghan citizens”.

05 Dec 2019 1:09 AM

After RCEP, what’s the road ahead?

An astonishingly ambitious plan of action without doubt, RCEP invariably had to have its bumps.

15 Nov 2019 12:43 AM

World trade and China aside, the situation doesn’t get any better for India even with the Asean countries, which constitute the 10 core countries of the proposed 16-nation RCEP. (Photo: PTI/File)

Why India should not become a part of RCEP

In reality, India’s foreign trade deficit woes continue unabated even today, thus leading to the desperation for quick remedial measures.

31 Oct 2019 12:05 AM

Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP/File)

From Wuhan to Chennai: Xi’s long journey

It must have been a meeting of head, heart and mind by the leaders of the two Asian giants, with a population of over 2.7 billion people.

15 Oct 2019 1:07 AM

Air Chiefs have come, and Air Chiefs have gone, yet India’s air warriors, with their imported, vintage machines continued, and still continue, undaunted. (Representational image)

As IAF turns 87, merge HAL with it

Indians have failed the IAF, thereby pushing the country into a state of despair, in the face of a multi-dimensional Sino-Pakistani threat.

08 Oct 2019 1:25 AM

China nevertheless appears undaunted, as is evident from its audacious moves in global stock markets.

As China, at 70, hits back at the West, India needs to watch out

It is important to check China’s contemporary economic and financial standing.

30 Sep 2019 12:11 AM

From India’s history, however, one example will suffice. (Representational Image | PTI)

Don’t send our troops into Afghan ‘valley of death’

History is replete with instances of foreign armies entering Kabul vertically, and ending their journey horizontally to Afghan graveyards.

17 Sep 2019 1:24 AM

Kashmiri children play gully cricket in a shut-down market in central Srinagar.

Hari Singh’s 1939 constitution in J&K marked a first in South Asia

Incidentally, 81 years later, on the same day, August 5, 2019, J&K state was bifurcated into two Union territories by India’s Parliament.

05 Sep 2019 12:59 AM

Crocodile tears in dragon’s eyes? Show China Tibet, J&K ’47 maps

Understandably, both Pakistan’s and China’s common interest in J&K originates from the “enemy’s enemy” theory.

21 Aug 2019 1:19 AM

What’s really behind Trump’s ‘offer’ on Kashmir? A long-term US strategic plan

India is a good business location for high-profile American individuals who institutionally represent their country too.

02 Aug 2019 12:05 AM

The Chinese protest reportedly originates from “territorial sensitivity” on the matter as the “actual site of Kailash Mansarovar is located in Tibet, which is part of China, and is recognised by India as such. (Photo: File)

A battle over culture? India, China & heritage of Kailash Mansarovar

Having traversed across the mighty Himalayas for several years, up to 20,000 ft, several points occur to this columnist.

19 Jul 2019 12:05 AM

The latest Madras high court judgment referring to “corruption” as an anti-national act also appears logical. (Photo: File)

India’s rising corruption: Can we shake off this ‘national neurosis’?

There could be many ways to define corruption: it’s a subject like an ocean!

27 Jun 2019 12:30 AM

More than 50 years ago, the then Soviet Union gave the latest MiG-21 fighter to a beleaguered Indian Air Force.

The growing Lockheed mystery: Why is US in a rush to push F-21 to India?

The F-21 seems to be an offshoot of the single-engine F-16 multi-role fighter.

20 Jun 2019 2:47 AM

Japan’s ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu (Photo: PTI)

It’s time for India, Japan to tango

Japanese technology does provide the basic desired level of confidence.

03 Jun 2019 1:24 AM

Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar. (Photo: PTI/File)

It’s economics, really! What lay behind China’s switch over Masood terror tag

There thus emerge myriad factors and multiple actors for China, from which to make a compelling choice.

08 May 2019 12:05 AM

How else can one explain the volte-face by Chinese ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui, who just three weeks after suggesting that there could be a positive outcome to India’s demand for the designation of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a “global terrorist” by the UN Security Council’s 1267 Committee. (Photo: ANI)

Why China is desperate for India to join BRI

China has got a real taste of profits from the Indian market.

25 Apr 2019 1:14 AM

Keep Dalai Lama out of Valley, resolve J&K issue from within

It’s purely a travel document issued by the ministry of external affairs, mostly to Tibetan refugees, along with other stateless people.

04 Apr 2019 12:15 AM

China is playing a long, deep game: India needs a more robust strategy

Playing the traditional Chinese waiting game to wear out, exasperate and exhaust the rival, opponent or critic.

26 Mar 2019 12:56 AM

Pulwama to Abhinandan: Before & beyond, towards a new Great Game

Terror for Pakistan is the most effective and useful instrument of the state to cut India.

11 Mar 2019 12:15 AM

Despite Tejas’ impressive performance, it is important to remember that an indigenous power plant is sine qua non for the craft; as on it depends the quality performance of a combat machine. (Photo: PTI)

Tejas was Aero India 2019’s real star & lessons to be learnt from Bengaluru

In the “attack fighter” category too, out of five products worldwide, China’s share stands at two — SAC J-18 and SAC JH-7.

28 Feb 2019 2:24 AM

Abhijit Bhattacharyya