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Bhopinder Singh | The ‘Somaliland’ Curveball Which Can Stir the Pot of Global Politics

Bhopinder Singh | The ‘Somaliland’ Curveball Which Can Stir the Pot of...

Netanyahu’s move redraws Horn of Africa stakes and raises questions over intent

7 Jan 2026 10:28 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Why India’s Rank Has Been Falling In Global Indices… But Do We Bother?

Aakar Patel | Why India’s Rank Has Been Falling In Global Indices… But...

On the Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index, India fell from 140 in 2014 to 151 today. RSF says that...

17 Nov 2025 11:54 PM IST

Manish Tewari | Global Shift In Mediation: Why West Can’t Call Shots

Manish Tewari | Global Shift In Mediation: Why West Can’t Call Shots

Today, a radical shift has occurred; European and Western actors are increasingly marginalised, while mediators are...

2 Nov 2025 9:50 PM IST

K.C. Singh | Trump Assaults UN, Targets All, Fuels Global Uncertainty

K.C. Singh | Trump Assaults UN, Targets All, Fuels Global Uncertainty

President Trump’s 56-minute address was meandering, critical of the dysfunctional UN escalator and teleprompter, besides...

26 Sept 2025 12:40 AM IST

India Tells UN Pak Defence Minister’s Confession on Supporting Terrorist Organisations Exposes

India Tells UN Pak Defence Minister’s Confession on Supporting...

India calls Pakistan a "rogue state" after its defence minister admits support for terror groups.

29 April 2025 10:37 PM IST

Manish Tewari | The big ceasefire: Will this lead to Russia regrouping?

Manish Tewari | The big ceasefire: Will this lead to Russia...

Three years into the conflict, territorial control remains fluid, with both Russian and Ukrainian forces making...

23 March 2025 12:00 AM IST

United Nations. (Photo: Representational)

In a first, UN drafts report on global trends around decriminalisation...

Besides the dozens of countries where it's a crime some countries also have criminal laws aimed at transgender people.

28 Oct 2017 6:33 PM IST

Deputy UN Ambassador Kim In Ryong told the General Assemblys committee on disarmament that the situation on the Korean peninsula has reached the touch-and-go point. (Photo: AP)

'Nuclear war may break out any moment,' North Korea warns US

Trump has engaged in a war of words with Kim Jong-Un, threatening to 'totally destroy' North Korea if it threatens the...

17 Oct 2017 8:35 AM IST

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. (Photo: AP)

UN chief to work with Trump administration despite UNESCO pullout

US quit UNESCO accusing the body of 'anti-Israel' bias after it designated in July the old city of Hebron as a...

13 Oct 2017 8:23 AM IST

Kulbhushan Jadhav

No guarantee from Pak yet for visit of Jadhav's wife: India

The International Court of Justice has stayed Jadhav's execution.

30 Nov 2017 5:59 AM IST

Catholics in colourful ethnic traditional dress waved flags and danced at Yangons airport in a joyful welcome for the pope, making the first visit to the country by a pontiff. (Photo: AFP)

Pope Francis arrives in Myanmar on a highly sensitive visit

The visit comes as Myanmar's military stands accused of waging an ethnic cleansing campaign against the Rohingya...

27 Nov 2017 3:36 PM IST

Pope Francis demands for every possible measure to be taken to protect young refugees. (Photo: AFP)

Pope Francis heads to Myanmar amid unfolding Rohingya refugee crisis

Pope Francis will seek to encourage reconciliation, dialogue following last week's tentative agreement between...

27 Nov 2017 11:16 AM IST