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Farmers cheer at Azad Maidan after their demands were accepted by the government. (Photo: DEBASISH DEY

Give tribal kisans help, try to empower them...

Agriculture is India's biggest industry and its practitioners should be regarded with consideration rather than disdain.

14 March 2018 12:11 AM IST

All over the world, a countrys own national interest shapes its foreign policy, so why is there a role reversal in the case of India? Are we back to the Jawaharlal Nehru era of eyeing China with rose-tinted glasses?

Appeasing Beijing over Tibet: Delhi sends neighbours the wrong signal

High-profile dignitaries from Jordan and Vietnam were in India recently for bilateral talks.

13 March 2018 6:37 AM IST

The greatest impact of overemphasis on organised religion has been felt by spiritualism which is actually the soul of religion. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: The soul of spiritualism

The scriptures have not to be just ritualized; they have to be applied to our everyday lives.

13 March 2018 12:33 AM IST

President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Trump-Kim meet: Hopes rise for a calmer Asia

North Korea is also the obvious and only target of the annual joint military exercises between the US and South Korea.

13 March 2018 12:28 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his party will not leave any stone unturned in transforming Tripura. (Photo: AP)

Modi's foreign policy in need of urgent reset

Some lessons appear to have been learned. India is now going all out to address China's sensitivities.

13 March 2018 12:22 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron. (Photo: PTI)

Opaque defence deals may impact Paris ties

The French foreign minister was in India on an official visit during India's May 1998 nuclear tests.

13 March 2018 12:20 AM IST

The fire broke out in Tamil Nadus Theni district while a Chennai-based trekking club, which had 25 women and 3 children, had organised the expedition from Kurangani to Bodi in the Western Ghats. (Photo: ANI)

A needless tragedy

The government too must formalise trekking, and make it mandatory for groups to use seasoned foresters as guides before...

13 March 2018 12:16 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron. (Photo: PTI)

A relationship that keeps on growing

When the world turned against New Delhi after the Pokhran-II nuclear test, Paris kept its composure.

13 March 2018 12:11 AM IST

The fact that Ms Bachchan has been chosen over stalwarts like Naresh Agarwal and Kiranmoy Nanda has also led to dissent.

Reporters' Diary: Jaya in RS, dissent in SP

BJP stalwart and Union tribal affairs minister Jual Oram has an inimitable style.

12 March 2018 12:41 AM IST

Actors Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan during a meeting in Chennai. (Photo: Asian Age)

3 anchors of democracy have lost their power

Science provides a generalised model of truth, objectivity, fairness and the need for rituals of experiment to verify...

12 March 2018 12:30 AM IST

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

The Senate shenanigans

The N-League had an opportunity to project strength and confidence, a nice little fillip going into the campaign season...

12 March 2018 12:26 AM IST

The development marks Xi Jinpings rise as countrys most powerful leader in decades. (Photo: AFP)

Beijing's defence budget unveils grand security ambitions

Increase in China's defence budget is indeed closely linked to the goal of transforming the PLA into a modern,...

12 March 2018 12:22 AM IST