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Meanwhile, Kashmir, which we rightly believe is nobodys business, appears to be becoming everybodys business. In Davos, with Imran Khan by his side, President Trump volunteered not for the first time to mediate between India and Pakistan. What Trump will say during his much-publicised visit is anybodys guess.

Compassion only door to hope in the Valley

At this stage we could claim that the security paradigm has succeeded but it shelf life has run out.

24 Feb 2020 3:10 AM IST

Population explosion has been a regularly used trope to incite fear and panic in many Third World countries. (Representational Image)

A new bill that is loaded against marginalised

The Economic Survey 2018-19 clearly states that India is set to witness a sharp slowdown in population growth in the...

23 Feb 2020 1:50 AM IST

Women must get out of the self-pitying mode and change their weaknesses into their strengths.

Stop complaining, exit a bad marriage

Self-pity is the worst thing you can do to yourself. Women must get out of the self-pitying

23 Feb 2020 1:47 AM IST

Despite ongoing support from NATO troops, Afghan forces continue to struggle to contain a resurgent Taliban and the countrys precarious security situation feels like it is dangling by a thread. (Photo: AP)

A long way lies ahead for peace in Afghanistan

Roughly, 3,500 American and allied troops have been killed in a war costing trillions of dollars.

22 Feb 2020 3:14 AM IST

Compared to Delhi, prime property in Mumbai was 93 per cent costlier.

New landed gentry of a Divided India

The landed class rewards loyalty and descendants are employed by families over eras.

22 Feb 2020 3:11 AM IST

Japan is also the harbour for the Diamond Princess, one of those massive cruise ships that appear to be the ideal incubators for viruses. The rate at which the coronavirus named Covid-19 has been spreading aboard the vessel bears out that assumption.

China sneezes: How soon will the world catch a cold?

Economically, whatever happens in China reverberates across the world. It is the global manufacturing hub.

21 Feb 2020 2:40 AM IST

India is the fabled pharmacy of the world. Indias low-cost generic drug makers cater to domestic and international needs. But here is the catch. Most of the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) or bulk drugs necessary to produce these medicines come from just one country China. APIs are what give a medicine its therapeutic effect.

Health security must be on the policy high table

What is of great concern to India is the impact of coronavirus (called Covid 19 by scientists) on the pharmaceutical...

21 Feb 2020 2:37 AM IST

TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu was elected as the Legislative Party leader. (Photo: File)

Naidu options: To merge TDP with BJP, or perish

The upending of his clout as a leader has seeped to a sharp attack at a personal level too.

20 Feb 2020 1:58 AM IST

US president Donald Trump

India needs to resist pressure to send troops to Afghanistan

President Trump, as universally accepted, has been rather successful managing his nation's business interests.

20 Feb 2020 1:52 AM IST

The battles ahead: Can Left build bridges?

Popular leftist leader Kanhaiya Kumar is already campaigning there for all the secular and democratic causes the...

19 Feb 2020 2:30 AM IST

AAP leader Manish Sisodia during the dhanywad yatra in Pataparganj in New Delhi on Wednesday after winning the Assembly elections. (Photo: PTI)

We need to bring civility, make campaigns cleaner

Second, each party needs to concentrate on ideas and performance, against the promises made.

19 Feb 2020 2:27 AM IST

Jawaharlal Nehru

A paradigm shift is needed on discourse in public life

No one is without sin, yet those who criticise their rivals are often the same people who would have committed far worse...

18 Feb 2020 1:29 AM IST