Opinion

<p> <strong>In a passionate (some call it frenzied) speech in the Lok Sabha on February 2, Rahul Gandhi, the Congress MP from Kerala, charged that India is isolated in the …

<p> <strong>Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, from February 3. His mission? To assure Ukraine of Turkish support at a time when Russia has …

<p> The first two of the seven phases of elections in Uttar Pradesh are expected to set the tone. While it's a do- or- die for the  Samajwadi Party, stakes …

<p> In its one year of power, the Myanmar Junta remains completely alienated from the people, yet not vulnerable to any popular pressure for leaving the political scene. Symbolic of …

<p> <strong>China could unveil its H-20 stealth bomber by November this year—a move, when fitted into the big picture, could message the United States, that its era of dominance of …

<p> The appointment of Pakistan’s career diplomat Masood Khan, who also served as ‘President’ of the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), as Islamabad’s ambassador to the United States of America, has run …

<p> <strong>With the crucial elections approaching, the Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman reached out to the sections, apparently upset and angry with the government. These include mainly the farmers and youth. …

<p> On January 14, special envoys from Turkey and Armenia met in Moscow to discuss normalisation of diplomatic ties that were severed in 1993. The envoys agreed to continue the …

<p> <strong>The Houthis have been at war with the US-backed Saudi-UAE led Sunni coalition of nine countries   since 2015 when they chased the Abd Abu Mansour Hadi government out. This …

<p> <strong>A momentous step to significantly reinforce partnership between India and Central Asia was taken at the First India-Central Asia Summit hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the …

<p> <strong>This year the traditional ‘Beating Retreat’ ceremony is transforming to ‘Beating Advance’, as it heralds India’s advance into the next generation of high-tech warfare. A Thousand Drones Show lasting …

<p> The first ever India Central Asia virtual summit took place on January 27. What was to have been an in-person summit — the leaders of the five Central Asian …

<p> <em>While war clouds are apparently hovering over a segment of the Russia-Ukraine border, threatening a broader conflict, Dr. Valentin Yakushik, a Professor at the National University of Life and …

<p> <strong>The recent talks between Armenia and Turkey in Moscow, while surprising, were not totally unexpected. This had been a long time in the offing. The two – it would …

<p> A political analyst while talking about the exodus of the Gen-next from Congress remarked "ideological fidelity is an oxymoron."  Over a period of time, a host of Congress leaders, …

<p> <strong>The first India-Central Asia Summit will take place in a virtual format on January 27. India is the only country to host such a Summit with Central Asia. It …

<p> Eastern Uttar Pradesh also called Purvanchal is like a chameleon. It keeps changing its colour. In 2007, Purvanchal changed to Mayawati's blue, in 2012 to Samajwdi's red and in …

<p> Thailand, a country that is most under Beijing’s cultural, political, economic and strategic influence is also picking up the courage to revisit and push back against China’s grand design …

<p> The man who gave India the clarion call ‘Dilli Chalo’ for securing freedom from the British Empire, is finally getting his rightful place in Delhi, on his 125th birth …

<p> Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose is a legend in Southeast Asia, not just among the Indian diaspora, but also amongst others in the region, particularly in Malaysia, Singapore and Burma, …

<p> As the contours  of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) unfold, heightening the threat of a lightning two-front war, India needs  to reassess the big picture and redefine  its …