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Noting that Al-Qaeda still maintains a presence in South Asia, the UN report said the terror group adapts to the local environment, trying to embed itself into local struggles and communities and is closely allied with the Taliban. (Representational Image | AFP)

Endgame in Afghanistan is evolving very quickly

Pakistan is presumed to enjoy the greatest influence due to its perceived relationship with the ascendant Taliban.

21 Jan 2019 5:38 AM IST

Winston Churchill (Photo: AP)

Humour more effective poll tool than expletives

The actor-President of the United States of America, Ronald Reagan, had a tremendous sense of humour.

20 Jan 2019 12:03 AM IST

File picture of Mumbai University at Fort

Students' magazines have rights, too

To be fair and realistic, an educational institution's prime duty is to provide good education.

20 Jan 2019 12:00 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: AP)

Civil-military ties: A major challenge for Imran's govt

The Quaid departed far too early. Since his passing, no civilian government has delivered on its promises.

19 Jan 2019 12:02 AM IST

K Chandrasekhar Raos son KT Rana Rao met Reddy in Hyderabad to invite his YSR Congress party to join federal front. (Photo: @trspartyonline | Twitter)

Moves, counter-moves in coalition calculations

Odisha chief minister and Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik has declared that he will go it alone and not joint...

19 Jan 2019 12:00 AM IST

Jair Bolsonaro, waves after voting in the presidential runoff election in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on Sunday, October 28, 2018. (Photo: AP)

Shifting politics poses threat to Brics' future

The nation most likely to rupture Brics is Brazil, under its recently-elected populist President Jair Bolsonaro.

18 Jan 2019 12:00 AM IST

Remembering Red Rosa: The inspiration' behind Lenin?

Germany was transformed on the eve of the November 1918 armistice, largely through direct action by soldiers, sailors...

17 Jan 2019 12:15 AM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May at a press conference at Downing Street in central London. (Photo: AFP)

UK wake-up call: Need for a rethink on Brexit

Johnson has a twofold interpretation of Parliament's rejection of her Brexit proposal.

17 Jan 2019 12:13 AM IST

Right choice lies between two extremes

The key quality of a great storyteller is his or her ability to have the reader rooting for a character that the latter...

16 Jan 2019 1:31 AM IST

The Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act 2019, that came into force from Monday, provides for a 10 per cent additional reservation for those not eligible earlier. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha approved the bill within a week. So compelling were the provisions an inclusive agenda for the economically weaker sections (EWS) and explicit exclusion of the well-off that all parties were agreed a rare but welcome show of national consensus. (Representational image)

After EWS quota, only 10 per cent of India is left out

In comparison, the EWS quota is rather miserly, at less than 50 per cent (quota of 10 per cent for a population share of...

16 Jan 2019 12:20 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi further said that the government has taken several measures for improving the ease of doing business in the country. (Photo: PTI)

When will PM hold his first press conference?

Media independence is bartered or jeopardised usually only when a journalist or the institution he or she works for...

15 Jan 2019 12:08 AM IST

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan visits the Prophets Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia (Photo: AP)

Re-education', Chinese style

China is under stiff criticism for its alleged persecution of religious and ethnic minorities, especially Uighur...

15 Jan 2019 12:04 AM IST