Opinion

India is going through a critical phase in its history. In 2014, when Mr. Modi was sworn in as the PM, at first, it seemed that it was just a …

India continues to do tight rope walking on the Ukraine conflict in the United Nations. It abstained again on October 12 in the UN General Assembly on a resolution moved …

The Russia-Ukraine conflict which has been continuing for the last more than seven months has resulted in a huge decline in the standing and prestige of Russia in the world. …

Railways in India have always been a harbinger of good times – economically. For those who love to dig history to fathom drivers of economic growth, laying of railway track …

Today, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar began his official visit to Egypt. While this will be the minister’s first visit to that country, it comes as the latest in a …

China goes into its once in five years huddle on October 16. The Great Hall of the People in Beijing—an imposing heavily pillared Soviet style structure, within the eyeline of …

Geneva, other than being a beautiful city, is the mecca of human rights activists . The UN holds three sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) namely in …

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 …