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Addressing the press conference, Imran Khan said: I came into politics 22 years ago because I believed that the potential of our country was not being realised. The Pakistan that I saw growing up deteriorated in front of my very eyes. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

PM Imran may be more secure than he looks now

A single-party majority in the National Assembly is near bulletproof constitutionally.

30 July 2018 12:08 AM IST

The Congress is likely to give as many as 30 seats to the BSP in MP as Congress state president Kamal Nath was finalising the deal with top BSP leaders.

Why dalit vote is vital for both Congress and BSP

The simple fact is that the BSP is not yet a pan-Indian dalit party.

30 July 2018 12:08 AM IST

English has, for historical reasons, become a language spoken by a great many people in the world. It is an indispensable tool to interface with a globalising world.

Lutyens' elite and English apartheid

English has, for historical reasons, become a language spoken by a great many people in the world.

29 July 2018 6:36 AM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his speech in the Lok Sabha on the no-confidence motion during the Monsoon Session of Parliament. (Photo: PTI)

Rahul's image makeover & Opposition's federal meet

Banerjee has announced plans to hold a federal rally in Kolkata next January for which she is inviting leaders of all...

29 July 2018 12:03 AM IST

(From left) Sonia Gandhi, Mayawati, Mamata Banerjee, Rahul Gandhi, N. Chandrababu Naidu and newly-sworn-in Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy in Bengaluru on May 23 PTI

Rahul, Maya, Mamata: Pre-2019 dance begins

Rahul Gandhi said that the Congress was willing to back anyone as Prime Minister provided the person was not supported...

28 July 2018 2:39 AM IST

Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq (Photo: AFP)

Can Punjab come out of the Zia era?

The PTI is often described as a get-together of aspiring politicians who first emerged during Gen. Musharraf's rule.

28 July 2018 2:38 AM IST

Hard times lie ahead for Pak: Acrimony will not go away

The suicide bombing in Quetta, in which more than 30 people died, and the killing of an activist in Swabi, could only be...

27 July 2018 12:26 AM IST

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan (Photo: AP)

Imran's governance test: Will he be a pragmatist?

The first question is whether the Pakistan Army has been able to achieve its objective of having a Prime Minister who...

27 July 2018 12:17 AM IST

(From left) Nawaz Sharifs Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Imran Khans Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Bilawal Bhutto Zardaris Pakistan Peoples Party are major political parties in Pakistans general election. (Photo: PTI)

New govt must end vendettas; focus on India ties, China biz

Most importantly, the polls must be seen as credible and the results accepted by all parties and state institutions.

26 July 2018 12:58 AM IST

India and China flags (Photo: PTI/File)

For India, Brics is still a challenge & opportunity

Brics has been the most successful as an economic grouping.

26 July 2018 12:16 AM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Pak voters face D-Day: Will they fight or fold?

The Army may have written Nawaz's epitaph and indeed of all freely elected governments.

25 July 2018 12:50 AM IST

Pakistani cricket star-turned-politician and head of the party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan greets supporters during a political campaign rally in Multan. Pakistan will hold the general election on July 25, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

Imran looms, but will voters surprise Army?

The only problem is that Pakistan's voters, despite years of military rule, have a strong democratic streak in them.

24 July 2018 12:10 AM IST