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The remarks by Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's former Ambassador to the US, came as several American experts highlighted the role of the Army in the country's decision. (Photo: ANI)

Pakistan army arsonist in Afghanistan: Former top diplomat

Haqqani said Pakistan was an ally of convenience during the Cold War, but Pakistan's main objective is to compete with India.

15 Dec 2017 1:52 PM

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani (Photo: AP)

The warring lovechildren of Cold War era

Caught in the midst of these competing ambitions is the fledgling government of the Fulbright scholar and academician Ashraf Ghani.

11 Nov 2017 12:58 AM

Nuclear-armed Pakistan, a staunch US Cold War ally and key player in the US-backed invasion of Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, has watched warily as Washington has in recent years pivoted towards its arch-foe. (Photo: PTI/File)

Pakistan wary of deepening India-US ties as Tillerson heads to Islamabad

Many Pakistanis feel betrayed that its traditional ally is now cosying up to India over Afghanistan.

24 Oct 2017 7:48 AM

India and China have been locked in a prolonged standoff in the area in the Sikkim sector since June 16 after Chinese troops began constructing a road near the Bhutan trijunction. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

War inevitable if India keeps ignoring China's warning: Chinese daily

The daily extended its advised to Indian government and said not to be as naïve as the Nehru government.

08 Aug 2017 3:33 PM

China today is 45.6 per cent rural and 54.4 per cent urban, a change from 53.4 per cent rural and 46.6 per cent urban populace in 1989. In comparison, India today is 69.8 per cent rural and 30.2 per cent urban.

Is China losing its edge?

Finance being prosperity and firepower, destruction thereof, the external posturing of the Dragon is more than understandable and expected.

03 Aug 2017 5:37 AM

Mr Rehman came to Delhi to fulfil his dreams of becoming a Katib. In the 1980s, the city was a hub for thousands of Urdu calligraphers with 40-50 Katibs working in newspapers like Quami Awaz, Pratap, Milap, and Hind Samachar.

Cold war with tech a challenge for calligraphers

This cold war with technology has kept him far away from all things mechanical, even an android phone.

18 Jul 2017 1:38 AM

Interior of the Skrilje bunker located in a forest 90 metres bellow the ground on a sealed-off military base near town of Kocevje, Slovenia. (Photo: AFP)

Slovenia hideouts spill Cold War secrets

Until recently, the existence of the 800-square-metre labyrinth had still been a secret, albeit not a very good one.

14 Jun 2017 2:29 AM

Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (Photo: AP/File)

The perils of choosing religion over politics

The escalation of BJP support from two to 282 Lok Sabha seats recalls the Brotherhood’s runaway success.

28 Mar 2017 4:32 AM

Amid the hype, the truth about Trump and Putin

Trump is challenging dogmas in the US foreign policy establishment that Russia is by default an inveterate foe.

07 Mar 2017 2:36 AM

The use of mathematics in daily life has come in an unexpected way, so much so that even the creators of a mathematical result are taken by surprise.

Wonderful world of mathematics

In 1957, the Soviet Union launched its first satellite, the Sputnik, which marked the advent of space technology.

28 Jan 2017 1:21 AM

US soldiers being welcomed in Zagan, Poland, on Thursday. The troops arrived at the Zagan base in western Poland. (Photo: AP)

GIs in Poland, Russia says enemy at gates

Heavy equipment, including 87 Abrams tanks and over 500 personnel carriers, stationed.

13 Jan 2017 2:32 AM

A robust Russia-Japan partnership can be a powerful counterweight to China in the Asia-Pacific.

2016 Fear vs Hope: Putin could be Trump’s trump card for 2017

A strategic alignment of Russian and American foreign policy will bring solutions to problems that have been haunting world politics.

01 Jan 2017 12:14 AM

How to lead UN

Secretary-Generals often fail to deliver because the method of their selection itself is flawed and non-transparent.

17 Dec 2016 12:23 AM

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