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K.C. Singh | India's isolation likely to grow in the entire region

Some recent diplomatic events, many of them flowing from shifting global power equations, hold much significance for...

13 April 2021 11:55 PM IST

Ambedkar's way: It was education that helped him make a difference

Ambedkar's birth anniversary is celebrated as a day to reflect upon the progress made in achieving social equity and...

13 April 2021 11:55 PM IST

Aakar Patel | It's wrong to say Indians have right to choose faith

In 2003, under Narendra Modi, Gujarat passed a law that essentially removed all freedom of religion for Gujaratis

13 April 2021 1:21 AM IST

Is China rich or poor? The evidence suggests both. (Photo: AP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Why world can't afford to take a chance with...

Is China a land of peace contented with its status? Or is it arrogantly determined to be the next superpower?

13 April 2021 1:11 AM IST

Is it realistic that the BJP will get 60 per cent of the 70 per cent Hindu votes in West Bengal? It would appear, as yet, difficult. (Photo: PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Despite Modi's push, BJP yet to reach tipping point

The need for a saturation campaign by Modi is one way of acknowledging that Mamata is a far stronger opponent than the...

12 April 2021 12:35 AM IST

What then are Indias options to protect its broader strategic interests, namely, keep the Chinese at bay. (Photo: AP)

Manish Tewari | The long view from New Delhi

The persisting stand-off with China must make India rethink its relationship structures both in the Asian and global...

11 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Indian subnationalism past its expiry date?

Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, represent exemplar benchmarks for regionalism with deep political, social,...

11 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar attend a joint news conference following their talks in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

Syed Ata Hasnain | Russian power play sees a key South Asian reset

The hyphenation of India and Pakistan for a high-profile Russian visit is a first of its kind

10 April 2021 12:05 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | All changes not a revolution': History can't be just...

Bloody Myanmar today is not a revolution, it is an imposed change of regime, best described as a fascist military coup

10 April 2021 12:05 AM IST

The J&K media, which has been walking on the razors edge for the last several decades, has already registered their strong protest against the new fiat. (Representational Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Help media protect rights

The police can, of course, impose reasonable restrictions, of which the people of J&K and the media there have quite a...

9 April 2021 4:56 AM IST

Narendra Modi shaking hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) at the 10th BRICS summit in Johannesburg. (Photo: PIB)

AA Edit | With Russia, be measured, and keep an open mind

Will India go ahead with the purchase of the S-400 anti-missile defence system from Russia in the face of serious US...

9 April 2021 4:41 AM IST

Saeed Naqvi | Syria is still in the eye of the storm even after 10...

The free run the US and regional allies like Saudi Arabia had to alter the ground realities in Syria ended when the...

9 April 2021 4:26 AM IST