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Far from being the competitors of the United States, China and India are still its under-economies, serving it with cheap labour working on repetitive jobs and repetitive number crunching. (Representational Image)

Mohan Guruswamy | What is the prescription for America's many ills?

The problem with the US is, it lives far beyond its means and its profligacy has left it as a debtor, unable to pay its...

27 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

In India too, an intense fight is on between the Hindu right, partially represented by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Hindu liberals. (Representational image: AFP)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | India's culture wars: A clash of ignorant...

There is also the basic question whether the Hindu liberals are really liberal, and whether the Hindu reactionaries are...

26 Dec 2022 2:30 PM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attends the Development Committee Meeting of the World Bank-IMF, in Washington DC, USA. (PTI Photo)

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman admitted to AIIMS

The 63-year-old has been admitted in a private ward of the hospital

26 Dec 2022 1:53 PM IST

A car sits blanketed in snow on a driveway, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022, in Amherst, N.Y. Millions of people hunkered down against a deep freeze Sunday morning to ride out the frigid storm that has killed at least 34 people across the United States (AP Photo/Delia Thompson)

Frigid monster storm across US claims at least 34 lives

About 60 per cent of the US population faced some sort of winter weather advisory or warning, and temperatures plummeted...

26 Dec 2022 10:24 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary, at Sadaiv Atal, in New Delhi, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)

India, at 75, created 'special place' for itself in world: PM Modi

Prime Minister recounts nation's efforts to make rapid strides post pandemic

26 Dec 2022 7:29 AM IST

Taituhas ancestors were among the 40 Mori leaders who signed the Treaty of Waitangi with representatives of Prince Charless great-great-great grandmother, Queen Victoria, at the site in 1840. (Photo: Instagram)

Kishwar Desai | After a Christmas of misery, looking to New Year with...

A King has not been on the throne in 70 years and a Charles in four centuries. So we look forward to the coronation!

26 Dec 2022 12:58 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the G20 Extraordinary Summit on Afghanistan, via video conferencing, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | The Big Powers and the Global South in 2023

If 2022 was all about Big Power conflict, 2023 should be used to turn global attention to issues that concern developing...

26 Dec 2022 12:58 AM IST

The increase in fuel inflation despite government measures to curb domestic petrol and diesel prices taken a few months ago, is a concerning factor. DC File Image

AA Edit | Free rations move makes 'human face' of govt real

PM Modi must consider keeping the programme going as long as there is demand for it.

26 Dec 2022 12:56 AM IST

Archer (2/18) hit the deck hard and clocked the fastest delivery of the tournament (152.1 kph) in a fiery spell, taking two key wickets of KKR opener Shubman Gill (47 from 34 balls) and skipper Dinesh Karthik (1) after the Royals opted to field. In this photo from the September 22, 2020 Rajasthan Royals match against Chennai Super Kings, Archer appeals during IPL 2020 cricket match against Chennai Super Kings batsman, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, in Sharjah of United Arab Emirates. (Photo | PTI)

AA Edit | IPL auction: Star value at a premium

All-rounders were in great demand as IPL teams sought impact players for their squads in the mini-auction.

26 Dec 2022 12:54 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PTI)

COVID cases rising in many countries, be vigilant: PM Modi to people

The country achieved the unbelievable record of 220 crore vaccines and crossed the USD 400 billion mark in exports,...

25 Dec 2022 1:10 PM IST

An air passengers undergo gives sample for the COVID-19 tests at the airport, in Kolkata, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (PTI Photo)

'India develops herd immunity; BF.7 variant may not be as serious as...

The official said the 'Zero Covid Policy' followed by China is one of the reasons for the outbreak of the infection in...

25 Dec 2022 12:09 PM IST

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (AP)

China stands ready to work with India: Chinese Foreign Minister

This statement came in the backdrop of the December 9 faceoff between the Indian and Chinese soldiers in Arunachal...

25 Dec 2022 10:44 AM IST