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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (AP)

Saeed Naqvi | Can Imran do in Pakistan what Erdogan did in Turkey?

Anti-Americanism is a sure-fire electoral trick in a Muslim country that nurses a deep grievance against the US

18 April 2022 12:45 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden (PTI file image)

Sanjaya Baru | US does a lot for India, but India too does a lot for...

What the bilateral trade figures do not reveal is the transfer of wealth from India to the US through the export of...

18 April 2022 12:05 AM IST

Hindus want a government that does not discriminate between religious communities, does not pursue minority appeasement, and recognises some of the remarkable and verifiable achievements of Hindu civilisation. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Pavan K. Varma | Do marching saints truly care what Hindus want?

The attempt to convert this great Sanatana Dharma into some kind of Wahabi faith is doomed to failure

17 April 2022 12:32 AM IST

Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi after paying tribute to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary, at Parliament House in New Delhi, Friday, Aug 20, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Anita Katyal | Why Cong pulling its punches in MP; RLD's Jayant nurses...

It is obvious that the Bharatiya Janata Party's charge that the Congress indulges in minority appeasement has...

17 April 2022 12:31 AM IST

Incapable of such eloquence ourselves, we can certainly see how this month, with all the beauty and fresh infusions of natural life that it brings, rejuvenates us too, putting a spring in our steps and stirring hope. (By Arrangement)

Shreya Sen-Handley | April showers bring bunnies and flowers

Knowing that all's not lost encourages us to pull up our socks, and set the world to rights

17 April 2022 12:03 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on the situation in the oil and gas sector via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 14, 2022. (Photo: AP)

AA Edit | Sinking of Russian pride

The Kremlin has acknowledged that it has lost the Moskva, which sank after ammunition on board exploded

16 April 2022 12:16 AM IST

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inauguration of Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | India needed to hear Modi's ode to past PMs

The divide was exploited by the BJP under PM Modi, even exacerbated by his party, but was not created by them

16 April 2022 12:00 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Troubles piling up for Hedgie: Non-dom' wife,...

There exists a perfectly legal way of evading tax on one's income from abroad by declaring that one is a 'non-dom' --...

15 April 2022 11:16 PM IST

Shobhaa De | Padosis' and desis' and their uneasy relationships

We desis have always nurtured a love-hate relationship with our neighbours (padosis) through the ages

15 April 2022 10:57 PM IST

At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened strong at 70.55, registering a rise of 26 paise over its previous close of 70.81. (Photo: DC)

AA Edit | No relief from rising prices

The decision of domestic manufacturers to pass on higher fuel costs also contributed to the higher inflation in the...

15 April 2022 12:23 AM IST

Elections for the 60-member Manipur Assembly are taking place in two phases, that is, February 28 and March 5. (Photo: PTI/File)

AA Edit | Bulldozer raj is wrong, laws must be followed

There is a certain irresistible appeal for the frontbenchers amongst the cineaste to whistle at such a Robin Hood...

15 April 2022 12:11 AM IST

Pakistans Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. (ANI File)

Anand K. Sahay | Can Shehbaz & Bajwa, with US help, bring about thaw?

The game is doubtless aimed at winning the country back from Mr Khan's populist wiles

14 April 2022 11:02 PM IST