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Its quite possible, of course, that terrorist outfits targeting India could well be harboring innovative ideas and strategies to beat the effectiveness of the intelligence agencies. (Representional Image | AFP)

Lone wolf attacks: The threat to India is real

Politics in India also has a nasty habit of turning from a perfectly normal run to something completely outlandish, more...

9 Nov 2017 2:35 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif

Sharif-style politics: It's all for the kids' future

The Sharif brothers know their moves may determine their children's political fortunes.

8 Nov 2017 12:30 AM IST

Today, November 8, 2017, is being observed by various Opposition parties as a Black Day in protest over the demonetisation move exactly a year ago.

Opposition's role: It's not just about parties

The absence of a recognised Opposition of course doesn't mean the erosion of the Opposition's political space or that it...

8 Nov 2017 12:25 AM IST

Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri (Photo: AP)

Saudis & Iran hold the key as Mideast sizzles

Saad Hariri is a close Saudi ally and under Lebanon's peculiar system the President must be a Shia while the Prime...

7 Nov 2017 12:16 AM IST

US President Donald Trump addresses the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters. (Photo: AP)

In Asia, will Trump rebalance' US role?

South Korea's new President Moon Jae-in does not have the personal equation with Trump that Abe enjoys.

6 Nov 2017 12:23 AM IST

According to the last World Bank report 2017, Indias ranking improved by just one notch to 130 from a revised rank of 131 previous year.

Not the right time for euphoria

It is also important to juxtapose what the Ease of Doing Business report says with other international assessments.

5 Nov 2017 12:01 AM IST

Congress president Sonia Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)

Of bad advisers & poor planning

The programme began last November 19, when former President Pranab Mukherjee delivered a centenary lecture.

5 Nov 2017 12:01 AM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi holding a meeting with the partys general secretaries at AICC headquarters in New Delhi recently. (Photo: PTI)

BJP jittery in Guj: Will Rahul play cards right?

The Congress vice-president struck a chord as he attacked demonetisation and unemployment in Prime Minister Narendra...

4 Nov 2017 12:57 AM IST

Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shake hands after their joint press conference in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Containing' rising China: India must go its own way

India is also aware that Japan and the US are China's biggest trading partners and extra-regional investors.

4 Nov 2017 12:57 AM IST

According to the last World Bank report 2017, Indias ranking improved by just one notch to 130 from a revised rank of 131 previous year.

Huge ranking jump to boost biz in India

The World Bank assessment includes a score showing the gap or distance to the perfect performance of 100.

3 Nov 2017 12:33 AM IST

Tourism Minister KJ Alphons visited the Swiss couple when they were in the hospital. (Photo: Alphonstourism | Twitter)

What kind of culture' needs such violence?

Killing someone or hitting someone in the name of defending Indian culture' damages it the most.

2 Nov 2017 12:31 AM IST

Vladimir Lenin (Photo: AP)

The spirit of 1917

Lenin arrived in Petrograd in April 1917 with a slogan on his lips: All power to the soviets.

2 Nov 2017 12:31 AM IST