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President Donald Trump says Iran wants to make a deal. (Photo:AP)

America & Pakistan: Back to a cosy future

New Delhi's greatest concern traditionally has been the transfer of military systems and technology to Islamabad.

19 July 2019 12:00 AM IST

This law allowed the government the discretion to describe troublesome civil society organisations as political , and thus to prevent their access to foreign funding.

Where parties fail, can civil society succeed?

Defending the people and fighting for their rights at the ground level became less and less important.

18 July 2019 1:55 AM IST

Speaker Ramesh Kumar

Can Speaker dictate terms of resignation?

The Congress as a party would not want to be blackmailing the government.

17 July 2019 2:45 AM IST

There are chances of Pakistan following this worldwide trend not so much for reporting, but because of the haphazard world of social media.

Media under fire all over, but giving up not an option

The idea behind the billion-dollar fund is to support media platforms, good journalism and individual journalists.

17 July 2019 2:40 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of various projects in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. (Photo: ANI)

For economic progress, learn from the Chinese

Deep social change is at the heart of economic progress.

16 July 2019 12:55 AM IST

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that it takes very little to worsen a situation and he was a promoter of peace. (Photo: AFP)

Need focus on increasing political bias of news leaks

It seems we should focus less on the leaks and the journalists who publish them, and more on the underlying political...

16 July 2019 12:53 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Diplomatic challenges mount for Modi 2.0

Choosing not to overfly Pakistan, despite having to take a detour, solidified the impression that India was not yet...

15 July 2019 1:47 AM IST

Lack of rehab for militants hobbles Pak counter-terror

Pakistan has been viewed as employing a selective approach towards different militant groups.

15 July 2019 1:44 AM IST

A large part of young India does want to escape from the clutches of mullahs and mahants, and move on to the dividends of the secular mainstream.

Young India: Upwardly mobile, superficial

Young people have their foot firmly on the escalator of upward mobility.

14 July 2019 12:02 AM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Union Budget for Modi 2.0 government. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Nirmala loses fans in media, WC frustrates ubernationals

It is learned that Mr Jaitley is also unhappy with the proposal to raise duties on newsprint and levy higher taxes on...

14 July 2019 12:00 AM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi at Parliament House on Wednesday. (Photo: Pritam bandyopadhyay)

Congress resignations point to crisis of trust

The spate of resignations has only added to the current state of confusion and despair in the Congress.

13 July 2019 4:57 AM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi at Parliament House on Wednesday. (Photo: Pritam bandyopadhyay)

Pivot of Cong renewal: Inner-party democracy

Sonia Gandhi, back then, did not accept responsibility for the defeat despite the universal law of accountability...

12 July 2019 12:23 AM IST