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Former US President Barack Obama at the HT Leadership Summit in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Engaging offline a must for netas, activists

Arguments about politics and religion do not end in name-calling and abuse when they happen face to face.

7 Jan 2018 12:29 AM IST

All Prime Ministers of India, from Jawaharlal Nehru to Narendra Modi, have tried to have closer relations with Pakistan.

Lack of trust shouldn't stall Indo-Pak talks

In December, India's minister for external affairs firmly ruled out even reviving cricket matches between the two...

7 Jan 2018 12:28 AM IST

China has been stonewalling Indias application to NSG, which regulates the international nuclear commerce, on the ground that India is not a signatory to the NPT. (Photo: File/Representational)

How India lost its neighbourhood

The worst casualty has been our relationship with China. There is an unprecedented Chinese build up taking place in...

7 Jan 2018 12:28 AM IST

Apple users, who may historically have had a reason to feel more secure than others, are all also in the same boat now as Spectre affects nearly all computer chips while Meltdown affects only Intel Corp chips. (Representational image)

When the chips are down

The good news is there is no bad news yet about hackers having exploited the processor flaws thus far.

7 Jan 2018 12:28 AM IST

A goodwill approach to Pak can't hurt us

The bad vibes in India-Pakistan relations has lasted too long.

7 Jan 2018 12:28 AM IST

Rumi rather believed that there are two archenemies of the human beings, which keep them away from being humane. One is greed and the other is anger. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: A journey within

Both Rumi and Tabrizi regarded all faith traditions and all parts of the earth as waves of the ocean of the divine...

6 Jan 2018 12:14 AM IST

What must we treat as history?

The latest and absolutely necessary historical endeavour is the one to which Mr Tharoor has contributed.

6 Jan 2018 12:13 AM IST

At the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, India got 11 gold, 10 silver and 36 bronze medals for an overall tally of 57 medals and finished eighth. (Representational image)

In search of C'wealth and Asiad glory

At the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, India finished fifth overall with 64 medals, 15 gold, 30 silver and 19 bronze.

6 Jan 2018 12:13 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Heading for elections, via Saudi route

It was a surprise comeback since many among us had strived to import a permanent stamp on Mian Sahib's flight from...

6 Jan 2018 12:13 AM IST

GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product.

Be flexible on reforms, ensure pain' is shared

Fiscal 2018-19 is littered with state-level elections followed by the national general election in the first quarter of...

6 Jan 2018 12:13 AM IST

National Register of Citizen

Citizens' list: Be equitable

Assam is the only state in the country that produced a list of citizens based on the 1951 census.

6 Jan 2018 12:12 AM IST

According to Aman Kapoor of Immigration Voice, H-1B extension change would be just wrong at every level. (Photo: Representational | File)

H-1B crisis: It's also opportunity for India

The tensions among sections of the Indian diaspora are so high that many are cancelling home visits fearing that they...

6 Jan 2018 12:12 AM IST