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Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani (Photo: AP)

Will Taghir herald a new Afghanistan?

No representative of the Ghani government has participated in talks so far when as many as 11 members of the Taliban...

20 Oct 2018 1:14 AM IST

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi has not been seen since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul more than two weeks ago, amid persistent reports he was killed inside. (Photo: AFP)

There's a crisis of survival and human agency

More and more people around the world are waking up to the reality of the epoch that has become known as the...

20 Oct 2018 1:10 AM IST

Alpesh Thakore (Photo: Facebook)

Insiders and outsiders: Why migrants are vital

Young India is hungry for jobs that pay, and there are not enough a harsh reality that even official documents are...

18 Oct 2018 4:32 AM IST

The total cost for this years Rio de Janeiro Olympics also went over budget, with a final price tag of around $12 billion. (Photo: AFP)

An American tragedy, with potent acts of defiance

The international record holder, John Carlos, came third as fellow team member Tommie Smith set a new world record.

18 Oct 2018 2:20 AM IST

The accused men are not unconnected with their social origins, nor for that matter are the women. Part of the problem lies in not respecting the facts of history. (Representational image)

Can #MeToo succeed where child marriages are so rampant?

Can MeToo succeed in a culture where children are married off for social or economic exigencies?

17 Oct 2018 12:33 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds bilateral meeting with Chinsese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: Twitter/@narendramodi)

At Modi-Abe summit, China will loom large

China must be closely reading the domestic developments in each rival nation carefully.

17 Oct 2018 12:30 AM IST

Agriculture is one of those sectors where we have seen no reforms, whether in terms of export-import policies or domestic constraints.

Doubling farm incomes: Why change is still slow

Nor has the Narendra Modi government been deaf to the needs of the farming community.

16 Oct 2018 12:41 AM IST

A post-Trump Democratic administration may well decide to opt for the win-win relationship proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Where is the new Cold War headed?

Chinese efforts to build a so-called win-win' relationship through trade concessions and cooperation on Korea and...

15 Oct 2018 12:07 AM IST

The minimum temperature recorded on Wednesday was 23.4 degrees, at par with the normal average.

Rising heat affects all, world must act as one

Global warming and climate change have become a part of our lexicon during the past couple of decades.

15 Oct 2018 12:06 AM IST

Britains first OSA became law in 1889 after a temporary clerk in the Foreign Office had learnt by heart, and sold to a London evening paper, the 11 clauses of the Anglo-Russian treaty negotiated at the 1878 Congress of Berlin. Stiffer laws were passed. (Representational image)

Secrets and the freedom of speech of the press

Colonial rulers in India enacted the OSA in 1889 and later in 1923. But while Britain reformed its law in 1989, India...

14 Oct 2018 2:12 AM IST

The NDA/BJP government is looking increasingly cornered on every governance paradigm. However, its weakest link is the gross mismanagement of the Indian economy. (Representational image)

BJP's rule has been bad for the economy

Respected financial analysts are of the view that Rs 57,000 crores out of this Rs 91,000 crores is already a...

14 Oct 2018 2:07 AM IST

Now, male behaviour is on the radar too; a rising number of women are saying no to unsafe workspaces, for themselves and others. This is one of the biggest achievements of the #MeToo campaign. (Photo: Pixabay/Representational)

#MeToo to #UsToo: Power lies in numbers

The stories of sexual harassment that we are hearing today can't be all lumped in one basket.

13 Oct 2018 2:02 AM IST