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The writer is a former secretary in the external affairs ministry. He tweets at @ambkcsingh
    Nigel Farages Brexit Party is on course to win European parliamentary election in the United Kingdom while pro-European Union parties remain divided. (Photo:AP)Opinion
    Amid CAA fury, India faces tough questions abroad

    Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla even wrote to his European counterpart protesting against the move.

    1 Feb 2020 3:17 AM IST

    General Qasem Soleimani (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Faultlines deepen in Gulf: What's Trump gameplan?

    Oil prices have hovered over $60 and touching $70 as the Gulf crisis unfolded.

    18 Jan 2020 2:59 AM IST

    General Qasem Soleimani (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Iran strike: Is US ready for the consequences?

    The Russian foreign ministry has condoled the death, warning this will exacerbate tensions in the entire region.

    4 Jan 2020 12:27 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Domestic friction hits India's image globally

    Naturally, global attention was drawn to the sectarian laws and draconian police repression of peaceful protests.

    30 Dec 2019 5:47 AM IST

    Union home minister Amit Shah (Photo: File)Opinion
    CAB: BJP sows seeds of strife across South Asia

    The Indian amendment raises a number of troubling questions.

    14 Dec 2019 6:06 AM IST

    Sri Lankan President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Can Modi & Gotabaya build bridges of trust?

    The Rajapaksa clan get a fresh opportunity to re-engage India after their 2015 defeat, which they attributed to India's...

    28 Nov 2019 5:34 AM IST

    PM Narendra Modi with South Africas President Cyril Ramaphosa (from left), Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro during the Brics summit at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Modi's diplomacy: Law of diminishing returns?

    China proclaims the utility of Brics to forge cooperation among the emerging economies as the world undergoes a new...

    16 Nov 2019 12:10 AM IST

    Pakistan has conveyed to India that people travelling through the Kartarpur corridor on Saturday will also have to pay the USD 20 fee, sources said Friday. (Photo: File)Opinion
    Can Kartarpur lead to better India-Pak ties?

    Guru Nanak obtained enlightenment at a moment of great spiritual churn in India.

    9 Nov 2019 12:36 AM IST

    Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Photo: File)Opinion
    India, Saudis, Gulf & Iran: Turbulence ahead

    The Saudis laid on highest protocol, including their Air Force painting the sky with the colours of the Russian flag.

    4 Nov 2019 12:56 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Mamallapuram on Friday, ahead of their informal summit talks. (Photo: Asian Age)Opinion
    An India-China reset' and the future of Asia

    The Indian economy has also been sputtering as demand collapses. India needs investment and technology but suspects...

    14 Oct 2019 6:17 AM IST

    PM Narendra ModiOpinion
    A long road ahead for J&K, many risks loom

    Operation Kashmir rests on sanguine assumptions aligned with the BJP's ideology and popular support.

    10 Oct 2019 1:48 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Modi success at UN, but larger questions remain

    Modi has prioritised climate change action since the Paris Climate Accord.

    30 Sept 2019 6:28 AM IST

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