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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)Opinion
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.Opinion
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.Opinion
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.Opinion
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)Opinion
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 TrumpOpinion
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

Kanhaiya KumarOpinion
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)Opinion
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 NehruOpinion
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

Arvind KejriwalOpinion
It's too early for AAP to expand beyond Delhi

There was also a clear signal that he wanted to expand the AAP beyond Delhi.

18 Feb 2020 1:27 AM IST

One of the great scholars when it comes to Urdu literature, Gopi Chand Narang, was quoted as saying that, Urdu is not the language of Muslims. If at all there is any language of Muslims, it should be Arabic. Urdu belongs to the composite culture of India. Hindi and Urdu are supplementary and complementary. They are like sisters strengthening each other .Opinion
India no more a beacon for democracy in South Asia?

Kashmir, too, remains under control by dint of the harshest crackdown ever seen in the held Valley.

17 Feb 2020 1:40 AM IST

US president Donald TrumpOpinion
South Block must shift to civility in discourse

The fundamental issue is the methodology a government adopts to deal with domestic or international criticism.

17 Feb 2020 1:35 AM IST

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