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An Indian army convoy moves on the Srinagar- Ladakh highway at Gagangeer, northeast of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. The Indian military said it apprehended a Chinese soldier Monday, Oct. 19, in the remote Ladakh region, where the two countries are locked in a monthslong military standoff along their disputed border. (AP)

Claude Arpi | Step up pressure on Xi; bring France into Quad

The world is becoming aware of the double standards in Chinese propaganda, and for the first time it is taking steps to...

22 Oct 2020 10:33 AM IST

Indian PM Narendra Modi with US president Donald Trump. (PTI)

Mohan Guruswamy | Why so many US desis are in favour of Trump

A recent opinion poll in the US suggests that some 28 per cent of Indian origin voters are leaning towards Trump and the...

21 Oct 2020 10:13 AM IST

There is more good than bad in Mulan, and we should be so lucky to get a gorgeous and inspiring war epic that is suitable for children to watch.

Maura Moynihan | Disney's China problem: West's elite covering up...

Disney's Mulan was billed as the 'cinematic adventure of the decade', securing Hollywood's 'family friendly studio'...

21 Oct 2020 10:01 AM IST

A banner erected by the Indian Army stands on a ridge around the Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh. India and China are engaged in a standoff around the lake in Ladakh. (AP)

Delineate and demarcate the LAC to end China mess

Tuesday, October 20, marks 58 years to the day the Chinese launched their synchronised and coordinated attack in Ladakh,...

20 Oct 2020 1:50 AM IST

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh to overtake India? PR can't fix all our problems

This week has come news that in the current financial year, Bangladesh will overtake India in terms of per capita...

20 Oct 2020 1:35 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Right) with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina. (PTI)

Dev 360 | India must learn from others, shed its hubris

Bangladesh has invested in strengthening its human capital, especially women, and this is paying off also in economic...

19 Oct 2020 10:40 AM IST

Students wearing facemasks as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus wait to submit their national scholarship portal registration forms at a Government Girls School in Amritsar on October 15, 2020. (AFP)

Palash Deb | Evolve the right parameters to judge varsities

Some of the criticism against Indian universities seems misplaced if we consider the complexities of global university...

19 Oct 2020 10:29 AM IST

In popular culture, the male huddle has been among the most paeanized of phenomena. They even have a term for it: bromance, a genre in films even more popular than the dreaded rom-com. (Representational Image: AFP)

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | #RealMenDon'tHuddle

Every horror perpetrated on every woman is born out of what we have come to accept as the male huddle, including rape.

18 Oct 2020 9:57 AM IST

Plurals Party President Pushpam Priya Choudhary flashes the victory sign after filing nomination from the Bankipur constituency, ahead of Bihar assembly polls, in Patna, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (PTI)

Anita Katyal | In patriarchal Bihar, women finally come into their own

Women have clearly come into their own in Bihar's patriarchal society as several politicians have opted to promote their...

18 Oct 2020 9:49 AM IST

BJP supporters celebrate as early trends show the partys win in the last Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand assembly polls, at the party office in Lucknow. (PTI)

Pavan K Varma | Muslims in BJP have an express duty: Stem hate

Do the luminaries in the BJP from the Muslim community speak out against the malicious denigration of their faith

18 Oct 2020 9:38 AM IST

The Egyptian queen is be played by Gal Gadot, an Israeli star of Greek lineage. Her ethnicity has caused what the clich© appropriately calls a Twitter storm. (AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Multi-ethnic casting rows nothing new, just look back

Last week a new film on Cleopatra was announced and the Egyptian queen is to be played by Gal Gadot, leading to a...

17 Oct 2020 9:54 AM IST

Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan. (PTI File)

Shobhaa De | Bollywood joins forces, but for what exactly?

While every industry is well within its rights to seek redressal, it is important to ask what exactly has miffed...

17 Oct 2020 9:39 AM IST