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This handout picture taken and released by the Russian Defence Ministry on January 14, 2022 shows Russian troops unboarding a military cargo plane upon landing in Ivanovo after compleeting their mission in Kazakhstan. (AFP)

Manish Tewari | From Russia with love

According to information available in the public space, Russian forces are currently surrounding Ukraine from three...

17 Jan 2022 2:42 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (AFP)

Kishwar Desai | BoJo may survive Partygate just yet; murder mysteries...

Boris Johnson first denied that there ever was a party at Number 10 during lockdown and then he apologised for them

17 Jan 2022 1:01 AM IST

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Wednesday apologised for attending a lockdown-breaching party held in his Downing Street garden. (AFP Photo)

Farrukh Dhondy | Is the party over for BoJo at last? Will Starmers get...

Was this congregation of people in the garden of 10 Downing Street a prayer meeting?

15 Jan 2022 12:29 AM IST

Besides the traditional internal security hotspots like Kashmir and the Northeast, we need to dwell briefly on other places where attention does not travel easily. (Photo:PTI)

Syed Ata Hasnain | The sensitivities of India's internal security in...

With networks far easier to establish and communications faster and more reliable, instability spreads many times...

14 Jan 2022 11:11 PM IST

Indian Army tanks pull back from the banks of Pangong Tso lake region, in Ladakh along the India-China border on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (AP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | From Pangong to Delhi... Dragon's dagger...

More hostility should be anticipated, not just of the military kind at the border

14 Jan 2022 1:31 AM IST

Recently, there was a conclave of so-called sadhus in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, which gave a call for killing and wiping out Muslims. (Representational Image/ AP)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Push back against hate: Redefine new normal'

In many countries, the unfolding tragedy of the Covid-19 pandemic has been accompanied by intense polarisation

13 Jan 2022 1:29 AM IST

Last year, none other than the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) had directed that a cooling-off period should be mandatorily imposed on all retired government officials before they can take up other jobs in the private sector. (Representational image/ Twitter)

Dilip Cherian | Shouldn't babus cool off' before contesting polls?

Two senior babus in Uttar Pradesh took voluntary retirement and decided to join politics, with an eye on the upcoming...

12 Jan 2022 1:43 AM IST

Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. (PTI)

Mohan Guruswamy | An important lesson from history for Narendra Modi

What is worrisome is that we know history is not Mr Modi's forte

12 Jan 2022 1:29 AM IST

Union finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman. (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | FM bats on a sticky wicket as Covid...

The major flaw of this government, and it is not that of the finance minister alone, is the refusal to accept that these...

11 Jan 2022 2:33 AM IST

It is accurate to say that India has quite consciously been led to the stage today when communalism has completely infected the nation. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Aakar Patel | Are we ready to believe things are not going well with...

A course can be corrected only if we accept that we are headed in the wrong direction

11 Jan 2022 2:15 AM IST

Mikhail Gorbachev (Twitter)

Saeed Naqvi | Wasn't world a better place in middle of the Cold War?

My memory of the events three decades ago is of a personal nature as I was the only journalist who interviewed Mikhail...

10 Jan 2022 1:38 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the 4th G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting, in Washington DC, USA. (PTI Photo)

Sanjaya Baru | Awaiting hope and hype in Union Budget speech

The rich seek incentives to open their purses and invest, loaded with cash as many are, while the rest seek livelihood...

10 Jan 2022 1:15 AM IST