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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (Photo: PTI/File)

Iran Prez's visit signals India's Mideast balance

President Rouhani has vast experience as a long-serving national security adviser of his country.

19 Feb 2018 4:42 AM IST

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

Does Imran not know how to win?

The heavy turnout in the byelection was a clue as is the problem of having too many winners in the PML(N) camp.

19 Feb 2018 4:35 AM IST

The Army has also submitted photographs of the vehicles damaged in the stone pelting by the unruly mob. (Representational Image)

Govt has no policy to deal with Pakistan

What emerges very clearly is that the NDA/BJP government has no policy towards Pakistan whatsoever.

18 Feb 2018 4:52 AM IST

Asma Jahangir faced death threats, beatings and imprisonment to win landmark human rights cases while standing up to dictators. (Photo: File)

Asma Jahangir: The five-foot giant

No personal tribute to Asma would be complete without a mention of TJ's supportive role.

18 Feb 2018 4:46 AM IST

Prakash Karat also criticized the initiative of the government for privatization of the public sector like the aviation and even railways, which according to him, is just to help the industrialists.(Photo: PTI)

Comrade Karat and the poverty of philosophy

The erudite Prakash Karat had announced that Modi's government is not fascist.

17 Feb 2018 3:39 AM IST

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

Time for strategy shift: Hit Pak where it hurts

Is it time to think of a front footâ€ trans-border response to Pakistan?

16 Feb 2018 1:10 AM IST

Asma Jahangir faced death threats, beatings and imprisonment to win landmark human rights cases while standing up to dictators. (Photo: File)

Asma leaves a legacy of hope in Pak

Commitment Asma's reservoir of courage was a measure of her commitment to the causes of the fellow beings she chose to...

16 Feb 2018 12:59 AM IST

Pyeongchang Winter Olympics are freezing cold but they might just be the hottest dating spot on the planet right now. (Photo: Pixabay)

Pyeongchang winter thaw raises hopes

The lessons of history necessitate a degree of scepticism

15 Feb 2018 2:06 AM IST

We dont even need to look as far as Japan to see a daughter who has taken her fathers legacy proudly forward Sheikh Hasina, daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. (Photo: AP)

It's vendetta in Dhaka. India must not meddle

India has chosen not to react publicly to the developments in Bangladesh.

15 Feb 2018 2:06 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the media after his meet with Palestine President Mahmud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Photo: AFP)

Deft diplomacy needed, hugs just aren't enough

Government spokesmen of course gushed over its historic nature as indeed it was the first visit by any Indian Prime...

14 Feb 2018 1:09 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas (Photo: @PMO/Twitter)

Modi's Palestine visit: Mideast balancing act

Modi promised Palestinians generous financial and technological assistance.

13 Feb 2018 5:40 AM IST

The image shows the companys spacesuit in Elon Musks red Tesla sports car which was launched into space during the first test flight of the Falcon Heavy rocket.

Are we all alone in the Universe, or are we not?

It presents the travails of human Arthur Dent, at whose house councilmen have arrived for a demolishment.

13 Feb 2018 4:46 AM IST