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The Pakistan Army, which calls the shots in Islamabad, continues to be Beijings most valued international client due to its anti-India orientation, even as elected civilian regimes come and go.

China, Pak are still up to their old games on J&K

This is Goebbelsian doublespeak. For New Delhi certainly, and for significant world capitals, Pakistan's quest for...

6 Nov 2018 1:48 AM IST

Shireen Mazari (Photo: PTI)

Why a J&K 'solution' by Pak mantri won't work

Mazari chose to blame previous governments in Pakistan on a variety of issues, starting with a lack of their commitment...

5 Nov 2018 5:26 AM IST

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

Decoding the Riyadh-Islamabad quid pro quo

Saudi Arabia in particular has had a special relationship with Pakistan, with Islamabad getting described as Saudi...

5 Nov 2018 12:10 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: Success follows them who do not seek it

Success comes to those people on the path who are not concerned about success at all.

5 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

Criminal defamation must go

It's another matter vulgar abuse is fast becoming the language of political discourse; it's almost standard now.

5 Nov 2018 12:01 AM IST

Priests perform Shila Pujan of stones for construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya. (Photo: PTI/File)

Pressure growing on govt over Ram temple

BJP general secretary Ram Madhav said on Saturday that the postponement of the Ayodhya hearings in the Supreme Court had...

5 Nov 2018 12:00 AM IST

This is about keeping Pakistan: first, safe; second, strong; third, prosperous; and maybe eventually all three at the same time.

Pak in midst of 3rd phase in its history

There is no authoritative tome on that phase because we haven't produced a world-class historian or political scientist...

5 Nov 2018 12:00 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi launches Ayushman Bharat scheme in Ranchi. (Photo: PTI )

Dilli Ka Babu: PMO preps for 2019

Several other changes too are anticipated in the PMO's team, with an eye on the impending elections.

4 Nov 2018 12:15 AM IST

Historian Ramachandra Guha

What sort of India do we want?

The BBC reported that the complaints make it very clear that the students hadn't read Guha's work.â€

4 Nov 2018 12:10 AM IST

The South Asian countries are free to have ties with any country including China, Indias Ambassador in Beijing Bambawale said. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Bhutan gives India a message

India was not an election issue, unlike in the 2013 poll when confusion over New Delhi disrupting kerosene subsidies had...

4 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

Sardar Patels Statue of Unity in Gujarats Narmada district is twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty in the US. Iron was collected from all over the country to build the statue. (Photo: @PMOIndia twitter via PTI)

A befitting tribute to Patel was long overdue

The BJP, which is joined at the hip to the RSS, has internalised a convenient amnesia about what Sardar Patel actually...

4 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

Fairness is a must in the appointment of CECs

The first chief election commissioner was Sukumar Sen, a tower of integrity and independence.

4 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST