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Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

We need US, but let's not follow it blindly

Modi's presence at Castro's funeral would have served a dual purpose.

6 Dec 2016 3:44 AM IST

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Trump's praise

Pakistan's relationship with the United States is not about personalities it is about institutions .

6 Dec 2016 3:27 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Afghanistans President Ashraf Ghani, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, MoS for External Affairs V K Singh and other delegates, poses for a group photo before the inauguration of the 6th Heart of Asia Ministerial Conference, in Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)

Signals from Amritsar: Is Islamabad listening?

The Amritsar Declaration espouses the developing consensus that a stable Afghanistan is a must for a stable region.

6 Dec 2016 3:14 AM IST

Italian Premier Matteo Renzi gestures a press conference at the premiers office Chigi Palace in Rome, early Monday. (Photo: AP)

Mixed signals from Europe

The world, already in shock with Britain voting in a referendum to leave the EU.

6 Dec 2016 2:57 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghanistans President Ashraf Ghani during Sixth Heart of Asia Conference in Amritsar on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Ghani's line on Pak: A lesson for India?

Pakistan foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz's point that Afghanistan's problems were complex.

6 Dec 2016 2:50 AM IST

This is authentic Zen insight which is in harmony with the last message of Buddha: Be a light unto yourself. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Everyone is unique

No two persons or living beings on earth are duplicate entities of each other.

5 Dec 2016 2:01 AM IST

The awards were broiled in a controversy earlier this year when the Allahabad high court asked the state government to explain the criteria for selection and process.

Of awards, villas & sulking neta

This year the Akhilesh Yadav government conferred the honour on 46 eminent persons in March.

5 Dec 2016 1:48 AM IST

An Indian vendor takes a nap as he waits for customers at a vegetable market in Ahmadabad. (Photo: AP)

Note ban & the art of building narratives...

The government suddenly took out more than 80 per cent of the currency in circulation on November 8.

5 Dec 2016 1:11 AM IST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel address the media during a joint news conference with the Prime Minister of Malta, Joseph Muscat, as part of a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany. (Photo: AP)

Merkel: Europe's face of liberalism

Angela Merkel has relied on common sense, rather than charisma, to build her enviable reputation as a safe pair of...

5 Dec 2016 12:57 AM IST

Donald Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association (NRA) convention in Louisville. (Photo: AP)

A loose cannon

Mr Trump also referred to Ms Tsai as President of Taiwan on Twitter.

5 Dec 2016 12:47 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing at BJPs Parivaratan Rally in Moradabad. (Photo: PTI)

Modi's offer to poor: Endorsing illegality?

The Prime Minister is playing an intensely political game.

5 Dec 2016 12:38 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghanistans President Ashraf Ghani at Golden temple on the eve of the Heart of Asia Conference, in Amritsar on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

There's a hole in the heart of Asia

Does the current structure and formulation of the HoS conference serve a purpose?

4 Dec 2016 2:59 AM IST