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The writer is a former secretary in the external affairs ministry. He tweets at @ambkcsingh
    KesariOpinion
    Decoding Kesari: Film as politics by other means

    Bollywood would naturally produce a version of history that draws the maximum viewers.

    25 March 2019 12:05 AM IST

    Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    India needs to be smart in hitting back at China

    The Modi government needs to retaliate, though perhaps now unwilling to risk provoking China before the Lok Sabha polls.

    16 March 2019 12:03 AM IST

    Vijay GokhaleOpinion
    Hype after Balakot: War politics' can backfire

    The revenge component was driven by the BJP's desire to show an image of being more muscular in defending India than its...

    8 March 2019 12:10 AM IST

    A scene of the spot after militants attacked a CRPF convoy in Goripora area of Awantipora town in Pulwama district of J&K on Thursday. At least 44 CRPF jawans were killed in the attack. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Time to show maturity and start de-escalation

    The BJP, meanwhile, had been assiduously working since the "surgical strike" following the 2016 attack on the Uri...

    1 March 2019 12:00 AM IST

    Levison WoodBooks
    A British writer's adventures in new Middle East

    What makes his travels absorbing is that he has combined on foot journey with hitch-hiking wherever roads and traffic...

    24 Feb 2019 8:03 AM IST

    A scene of the spot after militants attacked a CRPF convoy in Goripora area of Awantipora town in Pulwama district of J&K on Thursday. At least 44 CRPF jawans were killed in the attack. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Can China, Saudis rein in Pak, avert a flareup?

    All three have condemned terrorism in general terms but shown no evidence of berating Pakistani sponsorship of terror.

    18 Feb 2019 12:37 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: File)Opinion
    Foreign policy musings as India heads for polls

    The government and the national media have let their attention wander from key events that shape geopolitics.

    13 Feb 2019 3:08 AM IST

    Kaskar, according to the official, confirmed that his brother, Dawood Ibrahim wanted in several cases including the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, is in Pakistan. (Photo: File | PTI)Opinion
    Politics of 'extradition': Look at bigger picture

    Even the external affairs minister often sometimes the terminology wrong in what it calls a list of extraditionsâ€.

    6 Feb 2019 2:31 AM IST

    Averting a trade war, China and the US on Sunday struck a deal under which Beijing will \significantly increase\ its purchases of American goods and services.Opinion
    Digital threat growing, India's challenges rise

    France's President Emmanuel Macron has been weakened by domestic street protests and his climbdown for peace.

    23 Jan 2019 1:24 AM IST

    Jair Bolsonaro, waves after voting in the presidential runoff election in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on Sunday, October 28, 2018. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Shifting politics poses threat to Brics' future

    The nation most likely to rupture Brics is Brazil, under its recently-elected populist President Jair Bolsonaro.

    18 Jan 2019 12:00 AM IST

    Donald Trump ordered the creation of a sixth branch. (Photo: Pixabay)Opinion
    Afghan, Iran & US: Deft Indian footwork needed

    Afghan national security adviser Hamdullah Mohib was in India on January 3-6 for parleys with India's NSA Ajit Doval.

    8 Jan 2019 12:00 AM IST

    EC confirmed the complete result of the constituency in southwestern Gopalganj from where Sheikh Hasina won, bagging 2,29,539 votes, while her BNP opponent got only 123 votes. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Hasina, Delhi need to show more maturity

    She has been in power since 2009 and has essentially remained India-friendly all through.

    2 Jan 2019 1:10 AM IST

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