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If a peace deal is signed this week, what comes next? No amount of spin can gloss over the fact that the Americans will, for all practical purposes, be signing instruments of surrender on Feb 29. (Photo: AP)

Leap year charm: On Feb. 29, US may exit Afghan, devil in the detail

Controlled chaos in Afghanistan undermines stability in Pakistan and creates the case for stronger Indo-Afghan strategic...

28 Feb 2020 6:29 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Modi, Trump take ties to a more robust level

The visuals were beamed live across India, the United States and at least half the world.

28 Feb 2020 6:25 AM IST

Justice S. Muralidhar

A disturbing message

The police are under the control of the executive, and not the judiciary.

28 Feb 2020 6:21 AM IST

Amit Shah must quit as a matter of principle

The case of Lal Bahadur Shastri, railway minister in the Nehru government, is part of folklore.

28 Feb 2020 6:17 AM IST

Bhagat Kabirs compositions are included in the Guru Granth Sahib. Of all the 15 bhagats mentioned in the sacred Granth, Kabir contributed the maximum number of hymns. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Mystic Mantra: Bhagat Ravidas - Devotion regardless of caste

Bhagat Ravidas, an ardent devotee of the God, was a Bhakti saint whose hymns are included in the Guru Granth Sahib.

28 Feb 2020 2:21 AM IST

India has the potential to innovate on the lines of Silicon Valley but it needs to do more for expanding the innovation ecosystem as it aspires to become a middle income country, World Bank India head Junaid Kamal Ahmad said today.

World Bank study points to where most foreign aid for the poorest goes

All these caveats notwithstanding, the conclusion of the paper has turned out to be controversial and damning.

28 Feb 2020 2:09 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Trump: Has Modi embraced a two-term President?

So far, the Democratic race has similarities with the primaries, which led to a Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump contest in...

28 Feb 2020 2:05 AM IST

True fellowship lies in service. Service is an offspring of love and compassion. The marvellous thing about compassionate fellowship is that once a distressed person feels that somebody cares about him, he is often able to begin caring more about others. (Photo: AFP)

Mystic Mantra: Love liberates love and it pays to sacrifice

The people in hell were shrouded in clouds of selfishness and couldn't think of helping each other, the way people in...

27 Feb 2020 1:54 AM IST

Prime minister Narendra Modi

Invest in building trust to achieve $5 trillion target

The chief economic adviser and his team have done a splendid job in getting into these foundational underpinnings.

27 Feb 2020 1:47 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (AFP photo)

Trump in India: A diplomatic glass half-full?

The joint statement provides the third coordinate to understand the trajectory of bilateral relations.

27 Feb 2020 1:44 AM IST

Ashraf Ghani (Photo: AP)

Can Afghans be ever free of the Taliban? Don't hold your breath

The latter condition could pose immediate problems, and not just because of the antipathy between the two sides.

27 Feb 2020 1:41 AM IST

Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanisamy after taking the oath of secrecy administered by Governor CH Vidyasagar Rao during the swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhavan in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

An accidental CM turns aspirational

The farmer image, Mr Palanisamy hopes, would help in the 2021 Assembly elections.

27 Feb 2020 1:36 AM IST