Opinion

Less than two years after seizing power in Kabul, the Taliban movement, banned in Russia and unrecognized in the world, proved itself to emerge as a fast-growing power on the …

KATHMANDU: A senior United States official arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday as Washington stepped up its engagement with the communist-dominated new government that came to power barely seven weeks ago. …

The fallout of the deadly suicide bombing in a Peshawar Mosque that killed near 100 Pakistani policemen continues to echo within the Pakistan Taliban circles and Jihadi groups operating in …

Balochistan remains in the news for its separatist movements, the Pakistani Army’s human rights violations, and the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) but December 2022 was unusual as Reko Diq …

Pervez Musharraf–former President, Army Chief and military dictator all rolled into one– passed away in a Dubai hospital on Sunday. His death has triggered a polarised response in India. Many …

In the ten months or so , Bangladesh will choose its next government at elections that could be held in December this year or early January 2024. For the government …

Kathmandu: Indian and Nepali officials are set to meet later this month to push energy partnership, which is likely to continue despite the election of a new government in Nepal. …

India has long experience of Pakistan and its perfidy. Since its creation Pakistan has been hostile to India. Despite the transformation of the international landscape since 1947 and countries adapting …

I first visited Taiwan in 1985. I was deputed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. My mission was to start a dialogue with the Kuomintang (KMT). I spent three days …

The visit of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to India as Chief Guest for the 2023 Republic Day parade has been hugely successful. Trying to make up for lost time …

The dramatic arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf (PTI)’s former Information Minister, Fawad Chaudhry from outside his Lahore house in the early hours of Wednesday, January 25 by a posse from …

It is clear that a fresh round of info-war has been launched against the Modi administration, which is personally targeting the Prime Minister. Two events happened in quick succession. It …

China’s greed for territories and resources, be it in the land or sea is again on display in the South China Sea.When the world is distracted by the ongoing Ukraine …

A spate of recent developments indicate that India has been intensely engaging with Egypt. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi is the Chief Guest at the Republic Day parade this year. …

External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar recently concluded what can be billed as a hugely successful visit to Cyprus (and Austria), signing agreements in three major areas – defence, migration, …

The BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a product of entrenched anti-Modi and anti-Indian lobbies in the UK of which the BBC is a part. Modi has been …

India’s invitation to the Egyptian president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations is redolent with nostalgia and realpolitik, retrieving a valuable age-old relationship …

Syed Badrul Ahsan is one of Bangladesh’s foremost public intellectuals and the author of several books. He is no stranger to India. He has been visiting India regularly since at least …

The rise in the number of ‘enforced disappearances’ of Baloch students and men has forced women in Pakistan’s high conflict zone to step into the nationalist movement. Many have slipped …

Sanjeev Sanyal, Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, is not only known as an economist but also as a historian. In his latest book, ‘Revolutionaries: The …

Defence minister Rajnath Singh’s recent visit to Arunachal Pradesh was a big event signalling New Delhi’s resolve to deter China from warring across the Line of Actual Control (LAC). On …