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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election campaign rally in support BJP candidates in Jaunpur. (Photo: PTI)

Private sector defence role still untested

This effort could easily take over a decade, as the newness of processes, designs and working techniques can be...

22 May 2017 12:45 AM IST

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman during a bilateral meeting in Riyadh. (Photo: AP)

Trump visit may deepen Shia-Sunni divide

The US first lady, however, did not cover her head, as is the local custom for women.

22 May 2017 12:37 AM IST

It is evident that China is upset with India for calling a spade a spade and making it clear that it wasnt ready to bless its strategic quests.

The Chinese way or highway

It can be argued that what China, along with Pakistan, wants to see most dearly is the closing down of SAARC and luring...

21 May 2017 6:41 AM IST

China succeeded in bringing together various countries together on one platform for the OBOR project President Xi Jinping with leaders and delegates attending the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing. (Photo: AP)

360 Degree: OBOR spells bunkum

It is a project to get out Chinese reserves in western banks into investments fetching higher returns.

21 May 2017 6:32 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (Photo: PTI)

Dilli Ka Babu: Bureaucrat seeks help

The apex court has directed the Centre to consider Dr Gupta's request for change of cadre.

21 May 2017 12:18 AM IST

Kapil Sibal (Photo: G.N. Jha)

BJP called CBI a caged parrot, but now it has become its long arm'

There is no doubt about it that Narendra Modi has used all institutions and created an environment of sabka saath sabka...

21 May 2017 12:18 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump. (Photo: PTI/AP)

Modi & Trump: A study of contrasts

Both men have three crores followers and both used social media to reach their voters directly because neither man...

21 May 2017 12:18 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the dedication ceremony of Kiran Multi-Super Speciality Hospital & Research Center in Surat on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Is Modi the true saviour of Muslim sisters?

Once he became Prime Minister, Narendra Modi made Muslim personal law embodied in the Sharia a target of his campaign.

21 May 2017 12:17 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

BJP govt scores high on hype, low on delivery

The failure to create jobs is another example of the yawning gap between promise and delivery.

21 May 2017 12:09 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and BJP President Amit Shah. (Photo: File)

BJP hit by the Congress disease'

BJP workers in West Bengal have not stopped complaining ever since national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya was...

21 May 2017 12:09 AM IST

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends a televised speech after he won the election, in Tehran, Iran. (Photo: AP)

Iran votes for progress

It is to be seen how Ayatollah Rouhani proceeds on this with a hostile Trump administration in place in America.

21 May 2017 12:08 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley arrving to address a press conference on the concluding day of 14th Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meet in Srinagar. (Photo: AP)

GST good but nitty gritty remains

Some quixotic aberrations have popped up already like guns attracting lesser tax than hybrid automobiles.

21 May 2017 12:08 AM IST