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The 22nd Heads of State summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is scheduled to take place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on September 15-16. Uzbekistan is leaving no stone unturned to …

Even as almost all the existing political parties in Jammu and Kashmir are apprehensive of losing their cadres to the former Congress veteran, Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation has caused a …

Bhim Chandra Nag—One of the 19th century pioneers who introduced Sandesh in KolkataSandesh, the beloved Bengali mishti and one of India’s best-known sweets, means “news”, when translated from Hindi/Bengali, and …

Ghulam Nabi Azad, the 73-year-old veteran politician from Jammu and Kashmir, has finally severed his 45-year-long relationship with the Congress party. In a high-drama development in the national capital on …

As the Islamic State was on a rampage in Afghanistan at the end of  July, Syria’s semi-autonomous Kurdish administration was handing over to authorities of Tajikistan the custody of 146 …

The second phase of re-pivoting Pakistan has started, with the noose tightening around former Prime Minister Imran Khan who had the temerity to openly confront the Americans, cement ties with …

The murder in Moscow of Daria Dugina, the daughter of the famous Russian ideologue and architect of the concept of the “Russian world” Alexander Dugin, who many Russian pro-Western liberals …

<p> <strong>By Vivek Mishra & Sarral Sharma</strong></p> <p> Pakistan and the United States are making active efforts to reset their bilateral ties. The new ruling Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) alliance …

<p> It is now apparent that the killing of terror-in-chief Ayman Al Zawahiri by a drone strike was a pivotal moment on several counts. It rendered  a big blow to …

<p> The Fourth Consultative Meeting of the heads of state of Central Asian in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan last month was qualitatively different from the preceding ones. A sense of urgency, and …

<p> Relations with the Gulf region, where India has strong people-to-people connect since centuries and where India is heavily dependent for its energy supplies, were under pressure recently due to …

<p> The blast on the Saiddiquiya mosque, in which at least 20 people including children were killed is not a one-off event.</p> <p> Rather it is part of a brutal …

<p> The Roma community, which mostly lives in Europe and Balkans but has a diaspora presence worldwide, stands cheek by jowl with India culturally, genetically, linguistically, physically, socially, spiritually and emotionally. …

<p> While walking all the way from Dal Lake to Srinagar's Raj Bhavan and leading a thick troupe of his civil and Police officers—for the first time by a Governor …

<p> <strong>Marking 75 years of India’s independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a quarter century blueprint that would make India a fully developed nation, citing corruption, gender discrimination and nepotism …

<p> Jammu and Kashmir LG, Manoj Sinha recently inaugurated a 150-bedded super speciality hospital in Nowgam, Kashmir. The Ujala Cygnus Kashmir Superspeciality Hospital will bring state-of-the-art healthcare facilities to a …

<p> Pakistan marked its independence on August 14. A day later, India got its freedom. But for Mahatma Gandhi, the greatest soul among Indians and Pakistanis, these were ‘heart-break’ days. …

<p> Dismissal of the four government officials, who include the Hizbul Mujahideen chief Salahuddin's third son, JKLF terrorist Bitta Karate's wife and two senior assistant professors of the University of …

<p> In Part-1 of his <a href="http://article/" target="_blank">article</a>  Prof. Lokesh Chandra explains how a powerful cultural connection between the two ancient civilizations—India and China– cemented a vibrant relationship over centuries, which prevented …

<p> Earlier this week, a physically handicapped suicide bomber, who had hidden explosives in his prosthetic leg killed a top cleric in Kabul. The killing of Maulavi Rahimullah Haqqani at …

<p> Earlier this week, a physically handicapped suicide bomber, who had hidden explosives in his prosthetic leg killed a top cleric in Kabul. The killing of Maulavi Rahimullah Haqqani at …