Iranian Nuclear Deterrent On the Horizon

The crises of the 21st century, 9/11, the economic meltdown, COVID-19, Russia-Iran war and the Hamas-Israel war seem to be never ending. In this situation, Iran might be contemplating a nuclear......

Foreign Policy As A Poll Tool Can Be Harmful

It is time the political leaderships in this country arrived at a common ground over issues of foreign and security policy concerns. There has to be a greater communication between the government......

Xi appoints new envoy to India after 18-month delay amid frozen ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping has appointed senior diplomat Xu Feihong as the new ambassador to India after an unusually long delay of 18 months amid frozen relations between the two countries over......

Has Joe Biden Lost Interest In India?

Had it not been for the slow but sure emergence of China as a threat to the Western order, would India have been accepted as a near-equal partner by individual Western nations, jointly and......

Gavaskar@75: 15 Interesting Facts

Cricket icon Sunil Gavaskar celebrates a magnificent 75th birthday on July 10th. Sunil Gavaskar, known for his fearless batting, started his Test career on March 6, 1971. He went on to become the......

Atkinson, Smith to make Test debut for England

IMAGE: England's Gus Atkinson celebrates after taking the lbw wicket of Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi in a T20I against Pakistan. Photograph: Andrew Boyers / Reuters Fast bowler Gus Atkinson and......

T20 WC: Legends retire, USA shock Pak, Afghans make history

IMAGE: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Photograph: ICC/X The curtains on arguably the most exhilarating of all T20 World Cups were drawn with India's magnificent triumph over South Africa in a......

Buttler rues Moeen decision, not toss in loss to India

IMAGE: England's Chris Jordan celebrates a wicket with captain Jos Buttler. Photograph: England Cricket/X England's title defence at the T20 World Cup wilted following a 68-run hammering in the......

Manjrekar calls for pitch-specific playing XI for India

Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI/X Former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar feels that India should strive to find the right balance in playing XI according to the conditions that would help them clinch......