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What then are Indias options to protect its broader strategic interests, namely, keep the Chinese at bay. (Photo: AP)

Manish Tewari | The long view from New Delhi

The persisting stand-off with China must make India rethink its relationship structures both in the Asian and global...

11 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Indian subnationalism past its expiry date?

Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, represent exemplar benchmarks for regionalism with deep political, social,...

11 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee talks to media representatives in front of her temporary residence, in Nandigram, on March 31, 2021. (PTI/Ashok Bhaumik)

Election Commission reprimands Mamata for tirade against paramilitary...

Shah urged the TMC chief to apply her 'common sense', reminding her of the 'control' of the EC on the Central forces...

10 April 2021 10:11 AM IST

File photo of USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53). (Image: US Navy/Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)

US Navy challenges India's excessive maritime claims at Lakshadweep...

International law does not permit a nation to carry out military manoeuvres in the EEZ without the consent of the...

10 April 2021 8:57 AM IST

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar attend a joint news conference following their talks in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

Syed Ata Hasnain | Russian power play sees a key South Asian reset

The hyphenation of India and Pakistan for a high-profile Russian visit is a first of its kind

10 April 2021 12:05 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | All changes not a revolution': History can't be just...

Bloody Myanmar today is not a revolution, it is an imposed change of regime, best described as a fascist military coup

10 April 2021 12:05 AM IST

Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to issue directions to states for payment of salaries to doctors and healthcare workers. (PTI Photo)

37 doctors test positive for COVID-19 at Delhi's Sir Gangaram Hospital

Thursday's spike was the highest single-day rise witnessed in Delhi since November 19 last year when 7,546 COVID-19...

9 April 2021 11:51 AM IST

Trains at Mumbais Lokmanya Tilak Terminus were seen packed with migrant workers as they feared an impending lockdown. (ANI)

Migrant labourers leave Mumbai in packed trains fearing lockdown

Due to a sharp rise in COVID cases, Mumbai's BMC on Thursday imposed a weekend lockdown in the city until further orders

9 April 2021 11:36 AM IST

It is mandatory for people coming to the state to produce either a negative RT-PCR test report obtained within 72 hours of entry or final vaccination certificate after two doses of vaccination. (Representational Image/PTI)

Odisha: Covid negative report or final vaccination certificate...

This is applicable to all modes of travel, including people entering the state by train, bus, aeroplane, waterways or in...

9 April 2021 11:25 AM IST

A health worker collects a nasal swab sample from a woman to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a government hospital in Hyderabad. (AFP)

India records highest daily spike of over 1.31 lakh COVID-19 cases;...

The number of active COVID-19 cases has increased to 9,79,608, registering a steady increase for the 30th day in a row...

9 April 2021 11:03 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a meeting with chief ministers of all states over the rising cases and current status of Covid-19, New Delhi, Thursday, April 8, 2021. (PTI)

Focus on Vaccine Festival from April 11-14, Modi tells CMs

Centre playing politics by giving more vaccines to BJP-ruled states and fewer to non-BJP governed states, says...

9 April 2021 7:45 AM IST

Manhas went missing after a joint team of the CRPF and two other security forces clashed with Maoists at the borders between Chhattisgarhs Sukma and Bijapur districts on Saturday. (Photo: ANI)

Maoists free CoBRA commando after 5 days of captivity

Maoists had grilled him to extract information on the strength of the security forces deployed in the region and the...

9 April 2021 7:43 AM IST