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Aligarh Muslim University. (Photo: File)

Setback for freedom of academia

The University Grants Commission seems not to have the faintest conception of academic freedom.

11 Nov 2018 12:00 AM IST

Rafale fighter (Photo: File)

Rafale not Bofors, little impact likely in 2019

The Rafale issue can't put the Modi government in deep trouble, though it has the potential of giving some anxious...

10 Nov 2018 6:46 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)

Divisiveness and polls: Takeaways in US, India

The BJP spokespersons are no longer sticking to their traditional line that the BJP would abide by the Supreme Court...

9 Nov 2018 12:26 AM IST

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

Gears shift in Sino-Pak ties over CPEC

The treaty of friendship signed in 2005 was a standard one that China was signing with all other countries in its...

9 Nov 2018 12:09 AM IST

Reserve Bank of India

In Diwali sans sparkle, a few things to cheer

Nothing makes Diwali sparkle more than the comforting bulge of spare cash in one's pocket.

7 Nov 2018 12:38 AM IST

How can the govt deal with the right in Pakistan?

It would be similar to what has happened in much of West Asia, where state-enforced secularism has fought and often lost...

6 Nov 2018 2:02 AM IST

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. (Photo: PTI)

Dhaka's begums at war, fight yesterday's battles

The resemblance goes beyond Pakistan's first law and labour minister and Bangladesh's former chief justice both being...

6 Nov 2018 1:57 AM IST

Shireen Mazari (Photo: PTI)

Why a J&K 'solution' by Pak mantri won't work

Mazari chose to blame previous governments in Pakistan on a variety of issues, starting with a lack of their commitment...

5 Nov 2018 5:26 AM IST

This is about keeping Pakistan: first, safe; second, strong; third, prosperous; and maybe eventually all three at the same time.

Pak in midst of 3rd phase in its history

There is no authoritative tome on that phase because we haven't produced a world-class historian or political scientist...

5 Nov 2018 12:00 AM IST

Sardar Patels Statue of Unity in Gujarats Narmada district is twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty in the US. Iron was collected from all over the country to build the statue. (Photo: @PMOIndia twitter via PTI)

A befitting tribute to Patel was long overdue

The BJP, which is joined at the hip to the RSS, has internalised a convenient amnesia about what Sardar Patel actually...

4 Nov 2018 12:05 AM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi with party leaders Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia offering prayers at Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain.

Bholenath'sbhakt & a Pakistani friend

The Congress president has made highly publicised visits to temples over the past year and has declared himself a ...

4 Nov 2018 12:00 AM IST

Bigots hold sway across the world: It's time to act

At the same time, it is important not to get into the habit of lamenting how uniquely bad Pakistan's problems are.

3 Nov 2018 2:12 AM IST