Opinion

<p> <strong>The intention was noble. And the event was much needed. An international conference on Afghanistan was also perhaps long overdue. The Ukraine war since the end of February has …

<p> A recent story by <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/800-pakistani-hindus-left-india-after-failing-to-get-citizenship-says-advocacy-group/article65394201.ece" target="_blank">The Hindu</a> made a lot of uncomfortable noise as it mentioned 800 Pakistani Hindus leaving India for Pakistan in 2021. It was unsettling to read …

<p> By killing Al Qaeda icon Ayman Al Zawahiri in the heart of Kabul on Sunday, the US has achieved three key objectives.</p> <p> After taking a beating to its …

<p> Defying a string of stark warnings and threats from China that have sent tensions between the world’s two superpowers soaring, Nancy Pelosi, the House Speaker, second in line to the …

<p> The Speaker of the US House of Representatives has left Taiwan,  but by taking the trip, she may have triggered a strategic decision by Chinese President Xi Jinping, the …

<p> Khedroob Thondup is a Tibetan writer and author based in Taiwan. He is also the Dalai Lama's nephew—the son of His Holiness' elder brother. Born in Kolkata in 1952, …

<p> On July 25, the Supreme Court’s three Judge bench headed by Chief Justice Omar Ata Bandial controversially struck down Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker, Dost Mohammed Mazari’s order on the …

<p> Maulana Hidayat-ur-Rehman whipped up a storm in the politics of Balochistan through month-long protests engulfing various parts of Balochistan with Gwadar port city as the epicentre. The protests led …

<p> In backing an interfaith dialogue on Saturday, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval has led from the front to foster a movement for communal harmony based on India’s very own …

<p> The Europe-based Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) is painstakingly documenting the Pakistani army’s helicopter and drone attacks on Baloch communities in the strife-torn province. The BHRC has been diligently …

<p> A big statement by Ukraine’s President, Vladimir Zelensky about his determination to recover  the lost territories of Donbas in the next three to six weeks has raised eyebrows across …

<p> The US is squeezing China over its crackdown on the Tibetan way of life by denying the community its right to practice its religion, culture and language. A few …

<p> As India rises and its global footprint increases, its foreign policy has to keep pace. There is international acceptance that India is set to become the third largest economy …

<p> <em>(<a href="https://www.indianarrative.com/opinion-news/india-and-china-towering-cultural-osmosis-between-two-ancient-civilizations-part-185935.html">In part one, published yesterday</a>, Prof. Chandra explains how India and China have shared more than two millennia of cultural interflow, routed through the vast stretches of Central …

<p> <em>India and China have shared more than two millennia of cultural interflow, and joined in the quest of ageless wisdom. Our dharma and our karma became interlinked through the …

<p> <strong>Europe today is faced with multiple problems, prominent among them are the war on its eastern front that has been going on for nearly five months. The conflict along …

<p> <strong>Dr. Mher Sahakyan is Director, China-Eurasia Council for Political and Strategic Research, Armenia. He was previously an AsiaGlobal Fellow, Asia Global Institute, University of Hong Kong. His most recent co-edited …

<p> Well-known Baloch activist Professor Naela Quadri Baloch is in India, touring the country and garnering support for the recently formed <a href="https://www.indianarrative.com/world-news/balochistan-government-in-exile-claims-three-western-governments-have-recognised-it-164875.html" target="_blank">Balochistan Government-in-Exile</a>. She is also highlighting the struggle for …

<p> Recently in June, a defence delegation from the Republic of Armenia visited India, meeting with their counterparts here. The delegation came armed with a shopping list. While little is …

<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 …