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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

President Ashraf Ghani. (File photo:AP)

Afghan president Ghani flees country as Taliban enter Kabul

Taliban sources told that the insurgents had taken control of the presidential palace and that a meeting on security in...

15 Aug 2021 11:57 PM IST

Taliban fighters patrol inside the city of Kandahar, southwest Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. (Representational Photo:AP)

India's infrastructure in Afghanistan at stake

It is learnt that a fleet of the C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft of the IAF is kept on standby to undertake...

16 Aug 2021 12:00 AM IST

Taliban fighter stand guards in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

Manish Tewari | Why the US capitulated to Taliban in Afghanistan

Why did the United States after investing humungous amounts of blood and treasure in Afghanistan cut and run in this...

26 Sept 2021 2:12 AM IST

President Joe Biden meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in Washington. (AP)

Modi meets Biden: 'Seeds sown for even stronger India-US ties'

I've long believed that the US-India relationship can help us solve global challenges, President Biden said

25 Sept 2021 6:58 AM IST