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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that a mass vaccine for the novel coronavirus may be over a year away. (AP Photo)

Britain to convene G7 meeting on Afghanistan

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he will convene a meeting of leaders from the Group of Seven nations on...

23 Aug 2021 1:12 AM IST

The Narendra Modi government has not said much officially about the way in which the United States has handled the retreat from Afghanistan and its consequences for India, but most foreign policy commentators and the media have been extremely critical. (PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | A mantra for all strategic pacts: Trust, but verify'

It's a thought that India has been forced to remember by the recent events in Afghanistan

23 Aug 2021 1:29 AM IST

Afghanistans most popular film personalities Sahraa Karimi. (AFP Photo)

The world was silent: Afghan filmmaker Sahraa Karimi on Taliban...

The world was silent and didn't believe that the Taliban would come to the town and take over the capital of the...

22 Aug 2021 7:40 PM IST

Afghan nationals line up to board a military transport plane at the Kabul airport on August 17, 2021, for evacuation from Afghanistan after the Talibans military takeover of the country. (AFP)

Indians detained on way to Kabul airport; Released subsequently:...

India on Saturday evacuated around 80 Indian nationals from Kabul by a transport military aircraft of the Indian Air...

21 Aug 2021 5:33 PM IST

Afghan security forces on Humvee vehicles move in a convoy at Parakh area in Bazarak, Panjshir province on August 19, 2021, after the Taliban stunning takeover of Afghanistan. (Photo: AFP)

Panjshir Valley last bastion to hold out against Taliban

Surrounded by the high peaks of the Hindu Kush north of Kabul, the Panjshir has long had a reputation as a bastion of...

21 Aug 2021 12:46 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the inauguration and foundation stone laying of multiple projects in Gujarat, via video conferencing, in New Delhi, Friday, Aug 20, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Terror forces can dominate for some time, but their existence not...

The prime minister's remarks come in the wake of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

20 Aug 2021 10:13 PM IST

This handout photo courtesy of US Marines Corps shows US Marines assigned to 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit escort evacuees during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 18, 2021. (Nicholas GUEVARA / US Marine Corps/ AFP)

Shobhaa De | In Afghanistan, the real villains are Americans

With Kabul gone, the Taliban is back in control, and that is indeed an ominous sign for us, here in India, as well as...

21 Aug 2021 12:10 AM IST

Afghan nationals line up to board a military transport plane at the Kabul airport on August 17, 2021, for evacuation from Afghanistan after the Talibans military takeover of the country. (AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Hypocrisy runs amok in West as Kabul falls & dark...

He reported from several cities as they fell to the Taliban offensive -- a hurricane through yielding fields

21 Aug 2021 12:10 AM IST

This handout photo courtesy of US Marines Corps shows US Marines assigned to 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit escort evacuees during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 18, 2021. (Nicholas GUEVARA / US Marine Corps/ AFP)

IAF may resume evacuation of Indians from Kabul today

Minister S. Jaishankar told the UN Security Council that the terrorist Haqqani Network's activities in Afghanistan were...

20 Aug 2021 7:27 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: Twitter/ @PMOIndia)

India evaluates Afghanistan evacuations

PM Modi chaired another meeting of the CCS to discuss the crisis in the strife-torn nation and its implications for...

19 Aug 2021 12:52 AM IST

Indian nationals sit on board an Indian military aircraft at the airport in Kabul. (AFP Photo)

Dilip Cherian | Did India's babus miss the bus, fail to read signals...

There are some whispers that external affairs minister S. Jaishankar's policy framework is now in shambles

19 Aug 2021 1:41 AM IST

Terminal students have to leave the hostel by September 23, which is making them unsure of accommodation with narrow financial capacity. (ANI)

Afghan students at JNU fear to go back, seek visa extension

JNU administration released a press note on August 14

16 Aug 2021 2:17 AM IST