Opinion

<p> Shinzo Abe (1954-2022) was an ardent champion of the construct of the “Indo-Pacific”. His "Confluence of the Two Seas" speech in the Indian Parliament, delivered in 2007, is widely …

<p> This summer, as Paris emerges as one of the most popular travel destinations for well-heeled Indians, I have been time travelling to the French capital of the early 20th …

<p> <strong>By N. Janardhan and Gedaliah Afterman</strong></p> <p> US President Joe Biden’s visit to West Asia this week is expected to target several critical issues. Among others, they are re-engaging with …

<p> “The winter is coming” may have become an overplayed phrase from the fantasy series Game of Thrones. But, with the spectre of gas shortages looming on account of the …

<p> On June 17, the Chinese launched Fujian, their third aircraft carrier from Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai. The occasion carefully timed with the Boat Festival was celebrated with much fanfare. …

<p> Mohammed Soliman is a manager at McLarty Associates, a global strategy firm based in Washington, and a nonresident scholar at the Middle East Institute. Soliman is also the intellectual …

<p> As Russian troops commenced military operations in Ukraine on 24 February, the reverberations of this event are being felt in different parts of the world and hold out the …

<p> London-based Baloch leader Mehran Marri has lived a roller coaster of a life. The son of Nawab Khair Baksh Marri—who fought Pakistan over the exploitation of Baloch minerals and …

<p> London-based Baloch leader Mehran Marri has lived a roller coaster of a life. The son of Nawab Khair Baksh Marri—who fought Pakistan over the exploitation of Baloch minerals and …

<p> In India’s conception of the Indo-Pacific region, the principle of ASEAN centrality lies at the core. In the last few years, India’s defence ties with the 10 members of …

<p> During India's devastating second wave of Covid-19 in 2021, the world joined hands to support India during its dark days. Medical equipment came pouring into the country from a …

<p> <strong>By Vivek Mishra</strong></p> <p> Two important global events which took place within a week of each other this month: the G7 and the virtually held BRICS summit represent a …

<p> The first thing that strikes you about Dr Naseer Dashti—foremost Baloch intellectual and author, is his carefree and cheerful nature. He loves to laugh at his banter. He starts …

<p> <em>Lord Rami Ranger has seen unparalleled success despite serious setbacks in life. He was born two months after the assassination of his father Nanak Singh who was killed for …

<p> Noted human rights activist from Karachi, Pakistan, Arif Aajakia, who gets his surname from his ancestral village of Ajak in Gujarat, is on a heavy dose of Hindu epic …

<p> <strong>The Agnipath initiative of the Modi administration is fundamental to India’s military reforms, geared to fight the hi-tech wars of tomorrow, says National Security Advisor  (NSA) Ajit Doval.</strong></p> <p> …

<p> Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to cast in stone a new leadership line up in the military which will be younger, experienced in joint operations and personally loyal …

<p> Author and human rights activist Amjad Ayub Mirza, who hails from Mirpur in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), says that Hindus and Sikhs who have been persecuted outside India have a …

<p> The uproar in the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), over alleged “blasphemy” in India has died down as suddenly as it had begun. This is not surprising. …

<p> Soon after assuming office in Islamabad, the newly anointed Pakistani Prime-Minister Shehbaz Sharif headed for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. His motivation was clear—to seek finances that …

<p> <strong>Colonialism split the personality of the subjugated. The demands of survival under an alien power could rarely synchronise with the pervasive emotions of an indigenous culture and, more substantively, …