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Since 2013, there have been seven rounds of talks between India and Pakistan to resolve the thorny water disputes.

Time to talk to Pakistan again?

In a recent interview, Pakistan PM Imran Khan indicated a better chance for resuming contacts if Narendra Modi returned...

22 May 2019 1:38 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath

Toppling governments a disservice to democracy

The toppling game in Karnataka has been on even before an inkling of the possible results was given by the exit polls.

22 May 2019 1:32 AM IST

Scott Morrison will be Australias new Prime Minister. (Photo: AP)

Aussies spring a surprise

The vote was against Labour's proposals to curb carbon emissions in ultra-expensive efforts to curb climate change and...

21 May 2019 7:07 AM IST

The 7 phases of polls to select the 17th lok sabha started on April 11 and ended May 19. (Photo: ANI)

Are the exit polls right? Just wait for Thursday

There was only a very small increase in the percentage of voting in 2019 over the last Parliament election in 2014.

21 May 2019 1:07 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with BJP president Amit Shah during a press conference at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

Opposition call for no help to BJP

This is the move the Opposition will try to replicate, unless the Congress can beat the BJP to being the largest party...

20 May 2019 12:01 AM IST

The sources said, Election Commission would also ask law ministry to take call on its demand to extend constitutional protection to 2 election commissioners on lines of CEC. (Photo: File)

Federal institutions need to be stronger

The events seen in the duration of the prolonged polls must be seen against the larger canvas of national institutions.

20 May 2019 12:00 AM IST

US President Donald Trump speaks about a state of emergency from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC.

Silver lining in US policy

Trump's Mexican Wall stays as a firm proposal even as measures against immigrants from Central America are tightening.

19 May 2019 1:04 AM IST

Election officials carry EVM and VVPAT machines and other equipments ahead of the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha polls in Patiala on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Once results are in, it's over to the President

To assert anything to the contrary even obliquely is to do disservice to Rashtrapati Bhavan.

19 May 2019 1:03 AM IST

Priyanka Sharma

Stop threatening free speech

The Supreme Court has also imposed a condition that an apology be rendered.

18 May 2019 12:08 AM IST

Pragya Singh Thakur, aka Sadhvi Pragya

Godse, Gandhi and BJP's poll calculations

There is no common ground between a temple-going Hindu and the idea of Hindutva.

18 May 2019 12:00 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)

Handle economy with care

The nation has moved on from demonetisation but the GST system needs a serious rethink, specially about the higher...

17 May 2019 1:41 AM IST

The sources said, Election Commission would also ask law ministry to take call on its demand to extend constitutional protection to 2 election commissioners on lines of CEC. (Photo: File)

EC's dubious Bengal action raises queries

Non-BJP parties, including the TMC, the state's ruling party, had poll rallies planned for Friday, which was to have...

17 May 2019 1:34 AM IST