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The writer is a former secretary in the external affairs ministry. He tweets at @ambkcsingh

US president Donald Trump

Can crisis-hit India get back to inclusive track?

The pandemic is unlikely to abate till temperatures rise with onset of summer.

10 Feb 2020 1:13 AM IST

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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 Modi

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