Amidst much grandstanding, the India-Pakistan 'dialogue' got off to a start in New Delhi on Thursday -- albeit on somewhat a bumpy start.
The Indian and Chinese premiers have an unprecedented historical opportunity to create such a mechanism for sharing international rivers. It will not only help the two countries but it has the potential to create a remarkable example for the rest of the world, says Himashu Thakkar.
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'Storming a mosque, that too with a VIP tag, would have been impossible in India.'
Today for China to threaten Arunachal Pradesh and demand a slice of Sikkim after assured of its vice-like grip on India, is a natural progression even as New Delhi continues its slumber.
The Pakistan captain said it would not be easy to fill in the void created by the absence of a number of senior cricketers in the team.
'The diplomatic observer in me rejoiced in the clear and unmistakable evidence about the spread of wealth to hitherto unconventional regions and individuals in a fast changing world.'
India is too great a country to have its reputation made or broken by a single movie.
The latest passion of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is not selling blazers. Nor is it inauguration of residential courses. It is IFRS, IFRS and IFRS. Or International Financial Reporting Standards.
Diplomatic observers and South Asia experts in the US do not believe that two of India's major concerns that Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh brought up with President Obama on Afghanistan, during his state visit in November and again recently on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit have been alleviated during the summit between Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
China is trying to improve frayed relations with neighbours to pre-empt efforts by the US to intervene, says strategic expert B Raman.
'India will have to fight its own battles. It cannot expect the US to help us fight them.'
We catch up with Priya Kumar, motivational speaker, corporate trainer and first-time author -- her book 'I Am Another You' hit bookshelves this month.
'A prosperous, militarily strong China cannot but be a threat to its neighbours, especially if there are no constraints on the exercise of Chinese power.'
For causing explosions, terrorists have now been increasingly using peroxide-based liquids which could be converted into an explosive material. Many articles of common use such as certain items of cosmetics and cleaning solutions have a peroxide component. It is easy to procure them in any supermarket or drugstore without causing suspicion. It is difficult to detect. They could be easily carried into an aircraft and other modes of transport. They are light and easy to carry
ICC president tells Faisal Shariff there is a culture of sledging prevalent in cricket.
Homonyms can be a hassle. Today, we look at more common errors made when words look and sound the same, but have completely different meanings!
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