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The Indian soldier, as always, will fight the enemy to the death to defend Indias territorial integrity, even when using totally obsolete weapons, but raw courage alone or only diplomacy cannot deter or defeat a ruthless enemy, as the disastrous 1962 India-China war showed. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

Our defence budget is far too low, we need to compensate urgently

The much vaunted Make in Indiaâ€ has not taken off, while FDI in the military-industrial complex has been almost zero.

11 April 2018 6:23 AM IST

Of Kochhar family drama, and other blockbusters

The ICICI board of directors have sworn their faith in Ms Kochhar. She has turned ICICI into the largest private bank in...

11 April 2018 12:45 AM IST

Take the poisoning of the double agent Sergei Skripal in Salisbury or consider the latest chemical attack near Damascus in the rebel-held region of Douma. (Photo: AP)

Skripal nerve agent row: A counter-view

Double agent Sergei Skripal was swapped by Russia with the US in 2010 and sent for safekeeping to UK.

11 April 2018 12:40 AM IST

Fast: Powerful protest tool has a long history

Hungerstrikes remain a powerful tool of political protest. It gives every citizen a powerful weapon to challenge even...

11 April 2018 12:29 AM IST

Computer Baba, Hariharanand and Pt. Yogendra Mahant

Setting a bad precedent

The saints were given these privileges mainly to stop their criticism of the project.

11 April 2018 12:18 AM IST

Bharat Bandh by various Dalit outfits on April 2 led to widespread violence across the country and a number of deaths. (Photo: PTI)

Heal the rifts within, else India will suffer

It is time the government took stock of the social reality and initiate steps to regenerate a happier state of affairs.

11 April 2018 12:18 AM IST

To take care of simple survival, people are calling upon God and India is a living proof that it has not worked.

Mystic Mantra: Your mortal nature

If you want to survive well, you must just learn to use your four limbs and a few brain cells.

10 April 2018 6:24 AM IST

President Donald Trump will dispatch his top diplomatic and military advisors to Pakistan in the coming weeks. (Photo: AFP | File)

Trade war with China: What led Trump to act

China has virtually penetrated Western aviation technology so deep that it's doubtful if the US will be able to take any...

10 April 2018 6:20 AM IST

India and China flags (Photo: PTI/File)

Chinese tips: How to win friends, influence people

India can't match the huge investments that China makes out of its foreign exchange reserves of more than $3 trillion.

10 April 2018 6:15 AM IST

In this file photo taken on August 28, 1963, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr (C) waves to supporters during the March on Washington at the Mall in Washington DC. (Photo: AFP)

Honour icons, don't create 'sacred cows'

The analysis would be considered partisan, serving an agendaâ€ or attacking a particular political party.

10 April 2018 12:43 AM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar (Photo: PTI)

Nitish Kumar caught in a fix

The CM has lately been saying that he will not compromise on the issue of social harmonyâ€.

10 April 2018 12:40 AM IST

The Tamil Nadu government in 2016 sought the apex courts intervention, saying there was a deficit of 50.0052 TMC ft. of water released from Karnatakas reservoirs, with respect to the minimum limit prescribed by the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal. (Photo: PTI)

SC makes Cauvery award crystal clear

he looming Karnataka elections and the fear of violence vitiating the poll process can't be allowed to interfere with...

10 April 2018 12:36 AM IST