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The writer is former lieutenant-governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Puducherry

Sources said that though junior level officials from both sides were having flag meetings.

'More of the same' across the LoC: Why peace really scares Pak Army

Neighbouring countries as well as internal stakeholders must take note that the unsettled past and its reasons are here...

31 Aug 2019 12:05 AM IST

A street in Srinagar wears a deserted look with stones strewn across the road after protests against revocation of Article 370. Central Kashmir DIG Police V.K. Birdi said only minor incidents of violence had occurred in Srinagar on Monday. (Photo: H.U. Naqash)

From state to 2 UTs: Govt must get the 'constitutional rewiring' right

A certain rectitude, restraint and dignified empathy for the common person on the street will go a long way in healing...

20 Aug 2019 8:26 AM IST

US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) slammed Russia, Syria and Iran for killing many innocent civilians. (Photo:AP)

Global crisis of identity, allegiances is growing; not just in US &...

Trump's no-holds-barred vitriol was so bitter that even members of his Republican Party were forced to take contrarian...

25 July 2019 12:22 AM IST

Two Pakistani troopers were killed by the Indian Army in response to ceasefire violations along the LoC in Tangdhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir. (Representational Image | PTI)

Govt can't drop its guard in J&K

It is no one's case that certain individual mistakes, excesses or even policy failures have not happened.

16 July 2019 12:52 AM IST

US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) slammed Russia, Syria and Iran for killing many innocent civilians. (Photo:AP)

Iran: What does Trump not want us to know?

In popular American culture, the inflexion point of the US-Iranian fracture was the 1979 Revolution and the subsequent...

8 July 2019 12:05 AM IST

Kashmir Valley observed a shutdown on March 5 against the Centres decision to ban Jamaat-e-Islami. (Photo: H.U. Naqash)

Not more of the same: How we can now defeat 'alienation' in Kashmir

Conveniently, temporary reprieves are simplistically read as substitutes for addressing the fundamental issues.

28 Jun 2019 12:39 AM IST

This incident comes amid severe tensions between India and China resulting from the Doklam standoff. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

China, US & India: Just look at the transactional' opportunities

he non-sentimentality of a net gain-loss calculation in the realpolitik framework defines the Chinese approach.

14 Jun 2019 1:02 AM IST

The MEAs comments came a day after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said he will not allow Pakistani soil to be used for terror. (Photo:AP)

China gets a dose of Pakistani terror industry

The authorities have tried to play down the incident with very scant details emanating in terms of the destruction and...

26 May 2019 12:09 AM IST

Last week, Sri Lanka placed all police stations in Colombo on high alert. (Photo:AP)

Have focus on religio-moral deligitimisation of ISIS

The Sri Lanka terror attack reiterates the real problem area, again.

12 May 2019 12:10 AM IST

The election commission conducts FLC of new machines followed by rehearsals of EVMs and voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPATs) before the polling day in front of representatives from registered parties.

We must save the 'truth' in our politics

The hawk-eye on every word uttered by Mr Trump has led to a systematic documentation of all false statements made in...

28 April 2019 4:38 AM IST

A file photograph of Atal Behari Vajpayee at the PMO.

Why do politicians invoke Pakistan' to get votes?

Pakistan was, is and will, unfortunately, remain an enemy' state in all likelihood.

16 April 2019 1:12 AM IST

The MEAs comments came a day after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said he will not allow Pakistani soil to be used for terror. (Photo:AP)

Kabul calls bluff on Islamabad's deceit, chicanery on Afghanistan

Pakistani infamy in ball-tampering and game-fixing have entered the diplomatic lexicon as well.

5 April 2019 12:10 AM IST