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Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and president of opposition National Conference (NC), Farooq Abdullah (Photo: PTI)

J&K status: Farooq's line might be wrong, but look at other blunders

It reveals the psyche of self-demeaning and self-defeating sections of the leadership, either suffering from an...

23 Nov 2017 2:02 AM IST

Justice Dalveer Bhandari

India's ICJ win: Don't overdo the rejoicing

Justice Bhandari has already been at the ICJ for five years, having succeeded an incumbent who resigned to assume...

23 Nov 2017 1:58 AM IST

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe delivers his speech during a live broadcast at State House in Harare. Zimbabwes President Robert Mugabe has baffled the country by ending his address on national television without announcing his resignation. (Photo: AP)

The Beirut gamble: Its real target is Tehran

The ostracisation of Qatar has paid no obvious dividends. The trend in Syria does not conform to Saudi wishes.

23 Nov 2017 1:46 AM IST

This combination of photos show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) on April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea and US President Donald Trump in Washington on April 29. (Photo: AP)

Some balm for N-fears

A pre-emptive Trump strike without congressional consent was the worst fear.

23 Nov 2017 1:42 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing at the Centenary Celebrations of Patna University, in Patna, Bihar. (Photo: PTI)

With oil prices rising, try more self-reliance

Natural gas resources, of which there is no dearth, need to be developed.

23 Nov 2017 1:40 AM IST

Pope Francis (Photo: AP)

Mystic Mantra: Let's share with the poor

There is a poverty that dulls the sense of personal responsibility and leaves others to do the work while we go looking...

22 Nov 2017 6:11 AM IST

Afghan National Army soldiers in thwe Sangin district of Kandahar province in Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

Kabul's new Great Game: Delhi must play to win

The Narendra Modi government must know that this is a great game that Delhi must play to win.

22 Nov 2017 6:08 AM IST

Of history, mythology and a court case

The problem really is the free rein given to violence and the state's complicity in terrorising people with a different...

22 Nov 2017 3:04 AM IST

Deepika Padukone in a still from Padmavati.

Defeat efforts to spoil India's humane ethos

The scary part of this narrative is that the peripheral is gradually being merged into the mainstream.

22 Nov 2017 3:00 AM IST

BJP, Congress both face Gujarat ticket problems

There has been conspicuous rebellion in the BJP camp, as the party has dropped over a dozen sitting MLAs and a clutch of...

22 Nov 2017 2:57 AM IST

Indias permanent representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin speaks during a reception in the honour of Dalveer Bhandari (left) in New York. (Photo: AP)

India's ICJ win significant

This is the first time in 71 years that a British judge will not be on the bench.

22 Nov 2017 2:54 AM IST

Moodys has downgraded Chinas long-term rating by one notch from Aa3 to A1 as the Chinese government grapples with the challenges of rising financial risks stemming from years of credit-fueled stimulus.

After the upgrade, can FM widen our smile?

Bond issuers from any country can never have a credit rating higher than their country's rating.

21 Nov 2017 2:00 AM IST