Opinion

In the arrest of ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case, the Pakistan army has broken a psychological barrier, opening a pathway for a new dispensation to take root …

The recent statement issued by the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian expressed deep concerns regarding the activities of the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP) in the region, further stating that the …

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest on Saturday following  a lower court verdict in the Toshakana case is a pivotal moment, tipping the scales in favour of the Pakistani …

The difference between clarity and confusion is often found on the flipside of a phrase. Watching the sudden resurrection of grand coalitions on the eve of our great democratic pentadactyl …

Last Sunday’s powerful suicide bombing at convention of politico-religious party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) in Bajaur has emitted dangerous signals for Deobandis that run almost every madrasa in the Pashtun area. …

On 15 August 1975, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founding father of Bangladesh, was assassinated along with most members of his family by renegade soldiers of the Bangladesh army. The murder of …

China has replaced the top leadership of its rocket forces, which is at the heart of its nuclear arsenal. Wang Houbin, the navy’s former deputy commander will now head the …

Bektosh Berdiev is a noted political scientist in Uzbekistan.  He serves in the Ministry of Innovative Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan and is currently Dotsent (Associate Professor) at the International …

After a gap of 34 years, the Shia community in Kashmir took out a Muharram procession on its traditional route in Srinagar on Thursday. The procession, which began in Gurubazar …

Earlier this week, the world was surprised when Wang Yi returned as China’s foreign minister replacing Qin Gang, who had mysteriously disappeared from public eye since June 25. By becoming …

India’s position on the Ukraine conflict has been expressed in many forums, be it the UN, the G 20, and bilaterally with our major partners, including the US. Yet, during …

The recently concluded 22nd summit of the SCO Council of Heads of States, though held in a virtual format, gushed too many winds in the geopolitical space. The SCO summit …

It is not often that an Indian Prime Minister has been invited by a French President to be the chief guest to review the Bastille Day parade on 14 July. …

Had he lived  long Tajuddin Ahmad would have turned ninety-eight on Sunday. Bangladesh’s first Prime Minister, its wartime leader, was possessed of a personality that was self-effacing. Had he not …

The deeply concerning violence in Manipur, which had escalated in recent weeks, started with several journalists being targeted. On July 19, two journalists were assaulted by a group of men …

July 19th saw yet another summit in the format of C5+ in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The summit took place between the Gulf Cooperation Council (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, …

In the subtle pendulum shifts, but which do not change the big picture of the Pakistani army’s intent to sideline Imran Khan from political contention, it appears that the ex-Prime …

DHAKA: India wishes Bangladesh to join the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway Project (IMT Highway), which envisages connecting South Asia and South-East Asia to achieve the broader agenda of Multi-Sectoral Technical and …

The re-election of Uzbekistan’s president Shavkat Mirziyoyev in polls held on July 9 is of significance for both Uzbekistan and India. Though there had been some surprise at the snap …

It is only three weeks, and in those few days, Islamists in Pakistan have threatened to bomb Christians, damaged Ahmadiyya mosques, attacked Sikhs, killed Shia Muslims and, in the latest, …

The Gulf countries employ about half of India’s total immigrant workforce. They not only make for the unskilled labour there, but are leading in every profession like doctors, engineers, architects, …