Opinion

Former Prime Minister has signalled his opposition to the appointment of Lt. Gen. Asim Munir as Pakistan’s new Prime Minister. At a press conference, Khan said that the Chief of …

The power struggle between former Prime Minister Imran Khan and Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa has intensified following a major financial scandal involving Pakistan’s military supremo. An investigative report on …

A video showing Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain enjoying a foot massage in his cell at Tihar Jail, has made headlines. While the opposition parties slammed Kejariwal for being the main …

Only 61 per cent eligible voters polled in Sunday’s elections, but the turnout could have been even lower had young candidates had not been in the fray. According to the …

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally received the baton of the Presidency of G20 (the Group of 20 countries comprising 19 large economies and the European Union) for 2023 from …

On November 20, Nepal will hold parliamentary and provincial elections. Under the new constitution, it will be the second time that the Himalayan state will go for polls. It is …

Going by social media posts in the Turkic world, one would think that the map of Eurasia had changed overnight and instead of the numerous countries now dotting it, a …

Earlier this month, a Chinese survey ship Yuan Wang VI entered the Indian Ocean, apparently, to track the Indian missile test in the Bay of Bengal. It is the second …

Politics in Pakistan has always been riveting and the November 3 assassination attempt on ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan has thrown up interesting developments in the country’s body politic.  It would …

Guns, gas and gossip The 21st century, still young, is already in the grip of three superstates: the defence industry; energy cartels; and the infotech behemoths turbo-powered by the greatest …

India takes over the Presidency of the G20 (Group of 20) countries, one of the most consequential amongst current day multilateral bodies, on December 1. This decisively signals the emergence …

External Affairs Minister’s Jaishankar’s visit to Moscow on November 7-8 for consultations with Foreign Minister Lavrov and a meeting of the Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural …

The 40th and 41st ASEAN summits will take place in Cambodia from November 10-13 at a time when the organization is celebrating 55 years of its founding. It is also …

Pakistani politicians are once again knocking on the door of Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa who is set to retire at the month-end. The reason? In case Bajwa extends his …

Indian Foreign Minister Subramanyam Jaishankar paid a two-day official visit to Moscow, which became the first high-level bilateral contact after the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine. There …

In the bitter power struggle in Pakistan between Imran Khan and the “establishment,” the former Prime Minister appears to have seized the initiative, pushing the Shehbaz Sharif government and the …

Kashmir has remained in the global spotlight for seven decades. Most of that narrative has been bloody, controversial and run by Pakistan. With the guns doing most of the talking, …

Not many Indian intellectuals speak about Balochistan but when a prominent film director like Vivek Agnihotri tweets about it, it ignites you and makes you wonder why? Vivek Agnihotri is …

Before the generic laddoo, barfi, fusion chocolate-, coffee-, raspberry-, blueberry-laced mithai that we are now forced to confront on festivals like Diwali, Indian mithai was a unique tradition of sweets …

Imran Khan, Pakistan’s former PM now occupies the centre-stage of his country’s politics. Initially, like his predecessors, he too was groomed at the GHQ; and was expected to lead a …

The tussle between Pakistan military and an aspirational civilian elite for controlling the key levers of power in Islamabad has entered the next round, following the failed attempt to assassinate …