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Ihoto released by the Taiwan Ministry of Defense, a Chinese PLA J-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location. (AP)

Maura Moynihan | China beats the drums of war in Asia

Indian military officials just confirmed that the PLA has sent 50,000 troops to the India-Tibet border

27 Oct 2021 1:13 AM IST

A health worker holds the used vials of Covishield vaccine during a special vaccination drive in the outskirts of Jammu. (Photo: PTI)

Aakar Patel | The real story behind India's success in 1 bn vaccine...

On August 7, 2020, the SII, the country's largest private vaccine manufacturer, signed an agreement with the global...

26 Oct 2021 1:35 AM IST

Till then written Indian history will remain just what it is, a compendium of defeats. Representational Image. (DC File Image)

Mohan Guruswamy | Indian history: The tales of defeat in North India

Little is told about regions like Odisha and Bengal, while Assam hardly figures

26 Oct 2021 1:18 AM IST

AA Edit | New rules, old questions

The new Congressmen and women would be habitual wearers of authentic Khadi and would not practise social discrimination...

25 Oct 2021 3:51 AM IST

Underlying the fragility of the security situation, the home ministers arrival was preceded by the detention or arrest of around one thousand young people. (PTI)

AA Edit | Shah's presence in J&K can't hide security mess

Government claims as regards terrorism are inconsistent with reality, and are not new

25 Oct 2021 2:03 AM IST

Queen Elizabeth II greets Bill Gates at the reception for the Global Investment Summit in Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, Tuesday, Oct. 19.

Kishwar Desai | Queen caustic; many take an 'Earthshot' to 'fix' the...

The Queen had a reception for the rich patrons who are going to pour money for fighting climate change

25 Oct 2021 1:47 AM IST

The absence of a central authority to define rules for sharing a depletable, common resource is the central problem behind global warming.Representational Image. (AP)

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Glasgow COP looming: Feel earth move under your...

At the current rate of around thirty-four billion tons of CO2 emissions per year, we could exhaust our carbon budget in...

25 Oct 2021 1:10 AM IST

The sense of freedom was palpable in the UK in mid-September. Representational Image. (AFP)

Ranjona Banerji | It's like 1980s redux as UK feels Brexit pain

The stranglehold of the pandemic was such that all societies now strain at the leash for freedom

24 Oct 2021 3:42 AM IST

In sharp divergence, China has resolved none of its maritime border disputes, with the exception of the Gulf of Tonkin dispute with Vietnam that was partially resolved after protracted negotiations spanning three rounds. Representational Image. (AFP)

Manish Tewari | After China-Bhutan deal, India requires fresh eyes

Doklam plateau. Both the Chumbi valley and the Siliguri Corridor in West Bengal are key tactical chokepoints

24 Oct 2021 2:56 AM IST

India went behind Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal on the Global Hunger Index. (AP file photo)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Why is India so prickly as it faces global...

In the latest UN Human Development Index, India is placed 131 out of 189 countries

23 Oct 2021 1:27 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Of property and theft' in today's Britain: The rise...

I have, in my short and happy life, been a guest at the London luxury flats, houses and the country estates of Indians...

23 Oct 2021 1:26 AM IST

At a time when Sri Lanka is facing a severe economic crunch and struggling even to pay for food imports, India could make a grand gesture by giving the nod to a request for a $500 million line of credit for them to be able to pay for fuel imports. Representational Image. (DC File Image)

AA Edit | Be friend in need to Colombo

A historic turn of events came with the ending of the war with the Liberation Tigers in 2009 but India has lost much...

22 Oct 2021 3:49 AM IST