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In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks from Kyiv, Ukraine, early Saturday, March 18, 2022. (AP)

Saeed Naqvi | Syria's return to Arab League has some lessons for...

Assad's arrival in Jeddah was no tepid entry.

5 Jun 2023 12:17 AM IST

Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje. (PTI file photo)

Sunil Gatade | After K'taka, BJP banks on Vasundhara in Rajasthan

Ms Raje knows the high command needs her more than the other way around.

5 Jun 2023 12:12 AM IST

Manish Tewari | Why South Asia in dire need of statesmanship

South Asia requires statespersons who can look beyond the horizon to the future that beckons rather than remain stuck in...

4 Jun 2023 12:22 AM IST

Looking at the ageing couple on the throne, considering King Charles IIIs unusual personal history, I couldnt help agreeing how hed need Gods help to save his job. (Photo: AFP)

Shashi Warrier | The coronation and the child

Queen Camilla had chosen not to wear the Kohinoor, but the other jewels the various Stars of Africa were very much on...

4 Jun 2023 12:05 AM IST

Security personnel detain wrestler Sakshi Malik during wrestlers protest march towards new Parliament building, in New Delhi, Sunday, May 28, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Shobhaa De | Will wrestlers, Rahul dent the Glowing India' story?

With the general election right around the corner, India is gearing up for Ram Rajya. Even if, on paper, we remain a...

3 Jun 2023 12:05 AM IST

The terrifying comment comes from those who claim that Putin has terminal cancer and so wont mind taking Russia and part of the world with him when he dies. (Photo: AP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Threat horizon: Nuclear strikes, climate horrors & AI...

Public opinion around the world, gentle reader, says that one can and should do something about climate change or the...

3 Jun 2023 12:00 AM IST

President Droupadi Murmu addresses the joint session of Parliament on the opening day of the Budget Session, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Anand K. Sahay | Was President slighted by PM's opening of new Parl?

Alas, President Droupadi Murmu too saw it fit to send a message on the occasion in praise of the Prime Minister

2 Jun 2023 12:00 AM IST

On September 8, 1962, units of Chinas Peoples Liberation Army had surrounded a small Indian Army post at Tsenjang on the northern bank of the Namka Chu stream just below the disputed Thagla ridge at the India-Bhutan-Tibet trijunction. Representational Image. (Twitter)

Mohan Guruswamy | China & Arunachal: Learn from history, experience

At the crux of this issue is the larger question of the national identities of the two nations and when and how they...

1 Jun 2023 12:54 AM IST

Vipul, Joint Secretary, Gulf region. (Photo: Facebook)

Dilip Cherian | Lingering void in Doha since placement of envoy in PMO

The absence of an Indian ambassador in Doha is not merely a bureaucratic matter.

1 Jun 2023 12:50 AM IST

Members of Parliament, Chief Ministers of different States and other dignitaries in the Lok Sabha chamber, at the new Parliament building in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

Basavaraj Bommai | A new temple of democracy that will help us to...

The vision of New India is reflected in the new Parliament, which is part of the Central Vista project.

31 May 2023 1:30 AM IST

Construction work underway as part of the Central Vista Redevelopment Project, at Rajpath in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Power games for control of Delhi have hit rock...

The basic issue before us is the mega-chaos, confusion and conflict in the nation's capital due to the indigenous brand...

31 May 2023 1:26 AM IST

An aerial view of newly-constructed Parliament building that will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 28, in New Delhi, Friday, May 26, 2023(Photo: PTI)

Aakar Patel | New building will not solve the key problems India's...

Like the Vande Bharat trains, it is a solution to problems that do not exist

30 May 2023 12:10 AM IST