Opinion

The world has been experiencing turmoil and turbulence over the last three years, the likes of which it has not witnessed in many decades in the past. In addition to …

One of the most common mistakes people, particularly foreigners not particularly acquainted with the diversity of Indian cuisines, make is to mistake spicy for chilli, and stereotype all Indian food …

Year 2022 has swung the spotlight on Baloch women—notably after the Karachi University bombing by the first Baloch woman suicide bomber Shari Baloch. The bombing killed three Chinese teachers and …

The Russia-Ukraine conflict, euphemistically called a ‘’special military operation’’ by Moscow when it launched the offensive, more than 7 months ago was not expected to last more than a few …

As indicated in my earlier assessment , Army Chief, Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa’s informal comment during an interactive luncheon at the Pakistan Embassy in Washington (Oct 05, 2022) that he …

After years of deliberation by state governments, intellectuals and experts, the Modi Government in a surprising move banned the Popular Front of India (PFI) for five years in the early hours …

With Pakistan as the  battleground, China has warned the United States,  not to undermine Beijing-Islamabad ties. In a veiled but sharp attack on the US, China’s Ambassador to Pakistan Nong …

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who turned 75 on Wednesday can feel proud of steering her country on the growth path while managing to stem radicalism. The Asian Development Bank in …

Offended by what it saw was biased coverage of the Leicester incidents in which the Hindu community was allegedly portrayed negatively by The Guardian newspaper, a section of the Indian …

Cecile Fruman, World Bank’s Director, Regional Integration and Engagement for South Asia says as demand from Europe is expected to weaken, the South Asian nations must tap intra-regional trade potential …

In the ‘far from normal’ last two and half years, where humanity came the closest to living in a ‘science fiction’, India and Indians under the untiring leadership of PM …

President Putin’s address to the Russians, in which he announced the beginning of partial mobilisation in the country on September 21, sounded eight months after the start of the special …

The United Nations recently detailed human rights violations in East Turkestan—also called Xinjiang, spotlighting China’s abuses. However, other than the Western countries, few nations criticised Beijing. Also, there is complete …

As England, and some of the world, has stood riveted by the rituals of mourning around the death of queen Elizabeth II, and questions as to the relevance of the …

Amidst an already frayed relationship between the United States and China, tensions are soaring over rapid developments in the Taiwan Strait since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei early …

Movie-makers have tried to exploit for commercial gains the pain and suffering of the anti-Sikh riots that took place in the national capital in 1984 even at the cost of …

On the night of 13 September, the armed forces of Azerbaijan launched a large-scale attack in the eastern and southeastern regions of Armenia. According to official Armenian sources, the attacks …

Two recent developments have brought the strategic importance of Iran into India’s foreign policy calculus.  As per reports, Iran and India are close to finalizing the long-term arrangements for operating …

By Digvijay Singh Khati In 1952 cheetah was officially declared extinct in India. As per the official records the last three cheetahs were hunted by the Maharaja of Koriya (now …

Reforming the civil services to make it people-friendly and result-oriented has been on the agenda of various governments since the beginning of independence. Prime Minister Narendra  Modi has also been …

Prime Minister Modi’s participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Samarkand has to be seen in the context of the several geopolitical dimensions of this organisation which also have …