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Police personnel inspect the site of a blast at the Nirankari Bhavan in Adliwal village near Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)

Punjab at edge again: Handle with wisdom

The Afghan imbroglio draws Pakistan into a growing dissonance, if not confrontation, with the United States.

21 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Modi in Maldives: Time for relook at China BRI

India should judge Chinese projects in its maritime neighbourhood by smarter red lines, which cannot mean a zero Chinese...

17 Nov 2018 7:08 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi further said that the government has taken several measures for improving the ease of doing business in the country. (Photo: PTI)

Divisiveness and polls: Takeaways in US, India

The BJP spokespersons are no longer sticking to their traditional line that the BJP would abide by the Supreme Court...

9 Nov 2018 12:26 AM IST

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (Photo: AP)

Surprises may loom as Lankan turmoil grows

In the 2015 presidential election, China allegedly funnelled funds to Rajapaksa through its port development budget.

31 Oct 2018 12:16 AM IST

Opposition parties on Wednesday slammed the government for CBI Director Alok Vermas removal amid an escalating feud between him and his deputy Rakesh Asthana. (Photo: File | AP)

Reform the CBI, don't go for a quick-fix

India has prominent lawyers in private practice, including at the Union level as attorney general and solicitor general.

26 Oct 2018 12:25 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds bilateral meeting with Chinsese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: Twitter/@narendramodi)

At Modi-Abe summit, China will loom large

China must be closely reading the domestic developments in each rival nation carefully.

17 Oct 2018 12:30 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin to his 7 Lok Kalyan Marg residence on Thursday evening, where Mr Modi later hosted a dinner for his distinguished guest. The two will hold summit talks on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Modi & Putin reposition ties in a changing world

India seeks a multipolar world, neither dominated by past hegemon America nor the Middle Heaven syndrome inspired China.

8 Oct 2018 12:05 AM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj underlined that the Indian High Commission will provide all help and assistance to the family. (Photo: PTI)

A touch of maturity in India-Pak ties needed

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's absence was understandable as he faces crucial state and then parliamentary elections.

1 Oct 2018 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan

All sides lose out as India-Pak talks bid fail

While India alleged that it only now saw Imran Khan's real faceâ€, he retorted with the barb that small men occupying...

24 Sept 2018 1:25 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

A changing UN might offer India a new role

The United States has decided to reduce its UN peacekeeping contribution from 28.5 per cent of its total budget to 25...

17 Sept 2018 1:27 AM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US Secretary of Defense James Mattis at the joint press conference after the India-US 2+2 Dialogue, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

2+2 is a step forward, but it's no grand leap

The reality of military cooperation with a major power is summed up in the adage in for a penny, in for a pound.

8 Sept 2018 12:50 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday conducted aerial survey of flood-hit Kerala where 324 people have died in last nine days. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

We need maturity over foreign aid in disasters

The Union government must display alacrity and large-heartedness in putting Kerala back on its feet.

27 Aug 2018 12:00 AM IST