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

Pakistani politician Imran Khan, chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, speaks to media after casting his vote at a polling station for parliamentary elections in Islamabad. (Photo: AP)

Guard against Imran's political reverse swings

The road to spirituality and prime ministership was coincidentally also marked by his third marriage to the...

31 July 2018 12:10 AM IST

A group of protesters demanding justice for the eight-year-old Kathua rape-murder victim PTI

Neglected Jammu

Jammu's independent status ended with the signing of the Instrument of Accession in favour of India on October 26-27,...

14 May 2018 5:31 AM IST

A Kashmiri Bakarwal family drinks tea as they stop for a short break at Hirpora, some 65 km south of Srinagar. (Photo: AP)

Kathua put the spotlight on Bakarwals, the Army's eyes and ears along...

Since Independence, the Bakarwals have stoutly resisted Pakistan's overtures based on co-religiosity.

27 April 2018 1:02 AM IST

Pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said, With a belligerent India on our East and an unstable Afghanistan on our West, the region remains captive due to historical baggage and negative competition. (Photo: AP | File)

'Bajwa Doctrine' spells Army raj without coup

As Gen. Qamar Bajwa slowly but surely consolidates his power and legitimises his angst in the popular imagination.

16 April 2018 6:28 AM IST

Malala Yousafzai (Photo: AP)

Why Pakistan is still disowning its finest

Some private schools even dishonoured Malala's short trip by declaring Friday as I am not Malala Dayâ€, reflecting her...

7 April 2018 5:15 AM IST

The Pakistan Army announced the decision after a meeting between Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Saudi ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf Saeed Al-Maliki, at army headquarters in Rawalpindi. (Photo: File)

What's Iran really up to with Pak, China?

A certain situational quid pro quo is invariably at play to justify Iran's infrequent allusion to the Kashmir card.

30 March 2018 1:32 AM IST

Trumps angry denials on Twitter have often served only to exacerbate the debate over his behaviour towards women. (Photo: File)

Trump & Harleys: It may be more bark than bite

The retaliatory threat and no-holds-barred language was similarly deployed for Canada and Mexico.

15 March 2018 1:45 AM IST

India and China flags (Photo: PTI/File)

Sinosphere' growing, threat to India rising

Nepal has already voted in K.P. Sharma Oli's Left alliance and the traditionally pro-India Nepal Congress sits on the...

1 March 2018 12:05 AM IST

'Terror tag' threat puts Islamabad under siege

As a major victim of cross-border terrorism and the accompanying scourge of terror financing, India is a member state of...

20 Feb 2018 2:51 AM IST

Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. (Photo: AFP)

Kabul under siege: Will Pak have to pay a price?

Two back-to-back terror attacks in Kabul within a couple of weeks have revealed the reach and capability of the terror...

10 Feb 2018 3:16 AM IST

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: AP)

India-Israel ties are all set to touch new highs

Today, Israel is the second biggest foreign military supplier for India, poised to pip the US over the long term.

10 Jan 2018 12:13 AM IST

The UN General Assembly voted 128-9 with 35 abstentions in favour of a non-binding resolution declaring President Donald Trumps recognition of Jerusalem as Israels capital null and void, a smaller margin than the Palestinians hoped for but also a rebuke to the US, which is threatening to cut funding for those who voted yes. (Photo: AP )

Return of Israeli-Arab hostilities can only flare up regressive...

The fledgling peace process in the region could implode with the furies over the expected outrage from such a move in...

27 Dec 2017 1:12 AM IST