Return to status quo ante, total withdrawal must for LAC peace: IAF chief

Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Tuesday said the benchmark for the situation to become normal in eastern Ladakh would be to return to status quo ante prior to the standoff and complete withdrawal......

Dawn of a new era in India-Japan relations

'The regional context and the personal ties between Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe to a large extent contributed to the dawn of a new era in bilateral relations,' says Srikanth Kondapalli. Prime......

'India cannot take Gotabaya for granted'

'We should expect a cold-blooded, transactional relation that requires a lot of engagement and mutual trust to sustain.' IMAGE: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Narendra......

Naxal menace remains a major problem: UPA report

Admitting there is a development deficit in areas affected by Left-wing extremism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said his government is determined to address the deficit, while......

A passage through India

It is 1am and Ashok Alange prays for a safe trip, lighting incense sticks before the miniature statue of the Hindu elephant god Ganesh that he keeps fixed to his truck's dashboard. His second......

How Patel changed Indian skies

CeeJay House in Gondia, considered by many in Maharashtra to be the exact centre of India (and not Nagpur, as is commonly believed) is a sprawling bungalow and the home of the bidi king of......

Budget: What the industry wants

With just over a month to for Budget 2005, corporate India has begun lobbying hard for accelerated growth in manufacturing and suggested a slew of measures to help India attain 8 per cent GDP......