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Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan visits the Prophets Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia (Photo: AP)

Afghanisation' of Pak politics: The greatest head-scratcher

The Pakistani state doesn't want India in Afghanistan because it fears encirclement or whatever.

10 Dec 2018 12:03 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Indian community people during a reception at Kigali, in Rwanda. (Photo: PTI)

Semi-final or not? After exit buzz, reality looms

If the exit poll numbers are to be believed, December 11 could see a turnaround, with the Congress stemming the tide of...

10 Dec 2018 12:03 AM IST

AgustaWestland scam accused middleman Christian Michel arrives at the CBI headquarters in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Extradition, diplomacy and India's poll politics

The worry is that the use of diplomacy to spring a fugitive in a politically-sensitive case may not end with Michel.

10 Dec 2018 12:03 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Don't politicise Army ops

This year, the BJP even observed the Surgical Strike Day in September in order to emphasise its so-called nationalist...

10 Dec 2018 12:03 AM IST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (Photo: AP)

When people protest, leaders need to listen

In Britain, Prime Minister Theresa May faces the prospect of losing power over her nation's inability to resolve the...

10 Dec 2018 12:00 AM IST

Sources said that though junior level officials from both sides were having flag meetings.

Pakistan needs better ties with India

Given India's rapid military and economic rise, it has little incentive to reciprocate our sporadic peace moves.

9 Dec 2018 2:07 AM IST

The CBI alleged that the exchange had not fulfilled the criteria for acquiring the status.

Dilli Ka Babu: Lip service to transparency

Surprisingly, until now there are no guidelines to handle complaints against the CVC, according to the Personnel...

9 Dec 2018 1:34 AM IST

Voting, which began at 7 am, will end at 5 pm. (Photo: ANI)

Pollsters must be held accountable

In India we have the most complex political society of any democratic nation.

9 Dec 2018 1:33 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an election campaign rally in Hyderabad. (Photo: AP)

Why turn state poll into a presidential face off?

The print media still continues to be quite local in its footprint notwithstanding a few print publications that have a...

9 Dec 2018 1:32 AM IST

A sadhu walks down a road as police personnel keeps vigil in Ayodhya on Wednesday, the eve of the anniversary of Babri mosque demolition. (Photo: PTI)

Mosque politics: A means to pressurise court

The Narendra Modi government hopes to secure a favourable judgment before the general election in 2019.

9 Dec 2018 1:29 AM IST

Donald Trump ordered the creation of a sixth branch. (Photo: Pixabay)

War is about chips, not trade

The tech battle is all about artificial intelligence and the power of computing and US action is to be seen in this...

9 Dec 2018 1:26 AM IST

In the 2012 BMC polls, Mulund had recorded 38.64 per cent and Borivali had recorded 42.58 per cent voting. (Representational image)

Exit polls should please the Congress

In Mizoram, the regional MNF seems ahead of the two-time incumbent Congress, with the BJP being a minor presence.

9 Dec 2018 12:05 AM IST