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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. (PTI)

Sunil Gatade | Nitish Kumar is a non-starter' as INDIA alliance...

Even his detractors agree that Nitish Kumar is a consummate player on the political chessboard

9 Jan 2024 11:16 PM IST

Bangladeshs Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laughs while speaking to the media, a day after she won the 12th parliamentary elections, in Dhaka on January 8, 2024. (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP)

K.C. Singh | Hasina's victory: Time for caution, not complacency

India needs to help diminish the trust deficit between the ruling Awami League and Begum Khaleda Zia's BNP.

9 Jan 2024 11:13 PM IST

The victory of Opposition candidate Mohammed Muizzu in the Maldives presidential election seemed imminent when he led in the first round, though falling short of the 50 per cent vote that was needed for an outright victory. (Image : Twitter)

AA Edit | Maldives: India Shows Soft Power

Every country has a choice of its values, of what it wants to be and how it wants to be perceived but no nation.

9 Jan 2024 12:10 AM IST

NHAI plans to develop 57 stretches as model national highways. (PTI Photo)

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Punitive Laws Alone Can't De-Risk India's Highways

The urgency to curb hit and run cases is unambiguous.

9 Jan 2024 12:02 AM IST

Bangladeshs Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gestures while speaking to the media, a day after she won the 12th parliamentary elections, in Dhaka on January 8, 2024. (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP)

AA Edit | Hasina faces challenges; but win is good for India

Bangladesh may be in danger of being reduced to a one-party state as the main Opposition chose to boycott the poll, and...

8 Jan 2024 11:12 PM IST

The Tablighi meeting was held before India issued guidelines on public gatherings. (PTI File Image)

Aakar Patel | Scapegoating of Tablighi Jamaat in 2020: Lessons for...

This was the first time in India that a particular religious group had been mentioned in the list of visa guidelines.

8 Jan 2024 11:09 PM IST

With its Aditya-L1, India may have proved the breadth and versatility of its space programme that has led to Isro being marked as a space collaborator for programmes with far bigger budgets like those of Nasa and others. (Image: PTI)

AA Edit | Aditya at L1, a notable scientific achievement

Aditya-L1 will be a milestone even more than a landmark achievement as Indian space exploration raises its sights

8 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

Supreme Court (PTI)

AA Edit | Balaji: SC upholds CM's primacy

The Supreme Court had to remind governors that they hold no veto power over the right of the state legislatures in...

8 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

The fact is that despite the 1962 war, and the consequences of the Cold War, the leaderships of both China and India have sought to maintain stability in their relationship. (Image: Twitter)

Sanjaya Baru | India & China: Of power, performance & posturing

Neither succeeded in full measure, but very quickly came to terms with the ground realities

8 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Temple under construction, ahead of the consecration ceremony at the temple, in Ayodhya. (PTI Photo)

Anita Katyal | Why BJP wants Kerala to rejoice; Pawar homes in on heir...

BJP is using the Ram Temple consecration ceremony to expand its reach to territories, which have, so far, remained out...

7 Jan 2024 12:05 AM IST

Offerings brought by devotees during a Sandesh Yatra from Nepals Janakpur, ahead of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple, in Ayodhya, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Pavan K. Varma | Drama after trauma: Much politics in the name of Ram

A judicially sanctioned Temple Trust has been constituted to oversee the construction.

7 Jan 2024 12:05 AM IST

Shashi Warrier | The Christmas Conversion

Shashi Warrier | The Christmas Conversion

Christmas Miracle: How a Litter of Puppies Bridged the Gap Between Cat and Dog People in the Neighborhood

7 Jan 2024 12:05 AM IST