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A scene of the spot after militants attacked a CRPF convoy in Goripora area of Awantipora town in Pulwama district of J&K on Thursday. At least 44 CRPF jawans were killed in the attack. (Photo: PTI)

The missing link in the national security debate

The target was a training camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed, the terrorist group which claimed responsibility for the Pulwama...

8 March 2019 12:00 AM IST

Sources said that though junior level officials from both sides were having flag meetings.

Walk the talk on war, but consider the costs

India barely spends 1.5 per cent of its GDP on defence two-thirds of it on military salaries and pensions and current...

7 March 2019 1:21 AM IST

Vladimir Lenin (Photo: AP)

Dream of world Communism: Simply a fantasy a century back?

The founding congress of the Third International almost didn't achieve its objective, though.

7 March 2019 1:18 AM IST

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman

Hit hard at Pak terror, but keep hype in check

The unfortunate part is the political leadership's role in adding to the overall confusion.

6 March 2019 2:45 AM IST

The Talibans leaders have been based in Pakistani cities, including Quetta, Karachi and Peshawar, since their rule in Afghanistan was overthrown in the 2001 U.S. invasion after the 9/11 attacks. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

World needs more women as mediators for peace

The countries that have experienced war on a large scale have now grown into major exporters of war weapons.

5 March 2019 12:00 AM IST

A scene of the spot after militants attacked a CRPF convoy in Goripora area of Awantipora town in Pulwama district of J&K on Thursday. At least 44 CRPF jawans were killed in the attack. (Photo: PTI)

Oppn Grand Alliance' faces bigger challenge

The Congress and the CPI(M) have been co-opted in February as part of the coalition of regional parties against the BJP.

5 March 2019 12:00 AM IST

Sources said that though junior level officials from both sides were having flag meetings.

After Pulwama, Balakot: Tone down the rhetoric

India will still have to fight the war against terror groups like the JeM and the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT).

4 March 2019 12:07 AM IST

A scene of the spot after militants attacked a CRPF convoy in Goripora area of Awantipora town in Pulwama district of J&K on Thursday. At least 44 CRPF jawans were killed in the attack. (Photo: PTI)

Cricket turns into a pawn as India-Pak tensions rise

Cricket had previously served as the basis for imagining peace, and now as a means of punishment.

4 March 2019 12:05 AM IST

Sources said that though junior level officials from both sides were having flag meetings.

Did India kill 300 terrorists in Balakot?

Pakistan claimed that it had deliberately targeted open spaces around the military bases to demonstrate its capacity to...

3 March 2019 1:08 AM IST

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Punishing the press by holding ads is abuse of power

Kashmir has lost at least 13 journalists during the insurgency.

3 March 2019 12:16 AM IST

Democracy in India: Is it best fit' or flawed?

This set is possibly in transition to the flawed democracy status, whilst the authoritarian set is possibly...

2 March 2019 3:27 AM IST

ISIS brides: A problem for the West and Muslim world

In recent interviews, Shamima has stated that going public with her plea to the British government was likely not in her...

1 March 2019 12:00 AM IST