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India and China flags (Photo: PTI/File)

Chinese tips: How to win friends, influence people

India can't match the huge investments that China makes out of its foreign exchange reserves of more than $3 trillion.

10 April 2018 6:15 AM IST

In this file photo taken on August 28, 1963, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr (C) waves to supporters during the March on Washington at the Mall in Washington DC. (Photo: AFP)

Honour icons, don't create 'sacred cows'

The analysis would be considered partisan, serving an agendaâ€ or attacking a particular political party.

10 April 2018 12:43 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi walks with his Nepalese counterpart Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli during a ceremonial reception for the latter in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

Closer India-Nepal ties vital, restore trust first

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's domestic slogan Sabka Saath Sabka Vikasâ€ was extended to the neighbourhood.

9 April 2018 12:18 AM IST

Pak govt has to be more transparent on tax amnesty

Either the system is more rigged than outsiders can comprehend or smart people attempt stupid things when in government.

9 April 2018 12:15 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed 1.25 crore Indians for fourth time. (Photo: PTI)

Dilli Ka Babu: Existential crisis for CIC

The CIC is working with seven information commissioners, including the Chief Information Commissioner, against a...

8 April 2018 4:46 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Photo: PTI)

Of pugnacious Patra and mahant-fearing Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has hit the headlines once again for all the wrong reasons.

8 April 2018 3:42 AM IST

Titled Mere Deendayal after Deendayal Upadhyay, the quiz seeks to raise awareness about him and the schemes of the BJP-led state government and Centre.

Don't idolise Deendayal, follow his humanism

Deendayal was also particularly emphatic about the definition and role of the individual in society.

8 April 2018 3:42 AM IST

Malala Yousafzai (Photo: AP)

Why Pakistan is still disowning its finest

Some private schools even dishonoured Malala's short trip by declaring Friday as I am not Malala Dayâ€, reflecting her...

7 April 2018 5:15 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed 1.25 crore Indians for fourth time. (Photo: PTI)

Dalit fury rattles BJP, as Sangh fuzzy over caste

The Modi government is conspicuous in its inability to comprehend dalit sense and sensibility.

6 April 2018 6:59 AM IST

Prince Mohammed bin Salman suggested the Islamic Republics alleged expansion under Ayatollah Ali Khamenei needed to be confronted. (Photo: AFP)

Will reforms in Saudi Arabia set off a backlash?

The crown prince is walking a tightrope in a country where conservative ideology is deeply entrenched.

6 April 2018 6:54 AM IST

CBSE students protest over the paper leak, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Leak wake-up call: Rejig exams, junk cramming

In the short term, everything possible needs to be done to ensure that subsequent batches of students do not face a...

5 April 2018 6:13 AM IST

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., center, receives applause after finishing a speech to the joint session of the Massachusetts Legislature in Boston, the day before he led a civil rights march to Boston Common. Kings final speech before his 1968 assassination will be read aloud 50 years later on Monday, April 2, 2018, in downtown Boston. (Photo: AP)

Dr King's legacy goes far beyond civil rights; his spirit lives on

A speech by King at a local church less than 24 hours earlier was in retrospect interpreted by some as premonitory.

5 April 2018 6:08 AM IST