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Prime Minister Narendra Modi

For eco revival, policies need to be 'predictable'

Even the worst enemy of Modi has to acknowledge that he is a master creator of narratives.

21 Aug 2019 1:02 AM IST

A family waits for food assistance to be distributed in Thonyor, Leer County, one of the areas in which famine has been declared, in South Sudan. (Photo: AP)

Global famine is on the way: World faces its biggest crisis

Modern food production has its issues as well, especially when it comes to meat.

20 Aug 2019 8:15 AM IST

The quickness with which Indian right-wingers and Pakistans hardliners bring in the nuclear option into the barbed exchanges between the two countries reveals that the leaders of these two countries behave like leaders of banana republics. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

India-Pak wrangling on N-weapons dangerous

It is true that the Indian missile air, land and water programme has the aim of nuclear-tipped weaponry. But it is not...

20 Aug 2019 8:12 AM IST

Pakistan has nothing to do with 9/11. says Imran Khan (Photo: File)

Do populist leaders pose bigger risk to democracy?

Trump has repeatedly ignored constitutional restraints on conflict of interest by apparently using his office to enrich...

19 Aug 2019 12:13 AM IST

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

China, Pak & Kashmir: Testing time for India

China, reportedly supported by Britain, sought some outcome or at least a press statement on the meeting held on Friday.

19 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

Kashmiris walks past paramilitary troops patrolling a street in Srinagar on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

50 shades of grey in 'reintegration' of J&K

The government needed to apply the healing touch rather than alienate the Kashmiris at this juncture.

18 Aug 2019 12:19 AM IST

Children walk past concertina wire during restrictions following the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 in Srinagar on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Repression cannot kill millennium-old Kashmiri dream

Narendra Modi can now claim that he has accomplished what A.B. Vajpayee and L.K. Advani could not.

18 Aug 2019 12:13 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has formed a seven-member committee in connection with the status of Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: ANI)

Pak in a fix over J&K, but India's challenges remain

Pakistani commentators now fear that if there is now any violence in Kashmir, Pakistan will be blamed and there could be...

17 Aug 2019 12:53 AM IST

US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) slammed Russia, Syria and Iran for killing many innocent civilians. (Photo:AP)

Trump a bull in a China shop as America's power begins to wane

In Afghanistan, Trump would dearly like to withdraw before his re-election next year, preferably without any more body...

17 Aug 2019 12:49 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

PM tries to inspire, but skirts the real anxieties

Modi conveyed his greetings to Afghanistan, that will be celebrating its Independence Day a few days later, and skipped...

16 Aug 2019 12:29 AM IST

Income support schemes the Congresss Nyay for 20 per cent of the poorest households and the BJPs PM Kisan scheme for farmers with less than two hectare of land, are both progressive social protection measures.

A roadmap to boost growth, investments in J&K, Ladakh

Famed for its picturesque landscape, the J&K economy witnesses significant contributions from tourism.

16 Aug 2019 12:26 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: ANI)

An opportunity called Independence: Use it

English is being steadily eroded by attrition as individual states focus on developing their own languages there are as...

15 Aug 2019 12:37 AM IST