India Gains Upper Hand In China Port Rivalry

The Sittwe deal is more significant than Chabahar in Iran, where India has rights to operate only two terminals and not the port itself. IMAGE: A view of Sittwe port in Myanmar. Photograph: Press......

Pak warns of 'serious consequences' after Iran attacks terror bases

Pakistan on Wednesday warned Iran of "serious consequences" after Tehran launched unprecedented missile and drone attacks on terrorist bases of a Sunni militant group in the restive Balochistan......

Pakistan expels Iran's envoy after airstrike, recalls man in Teheran

Pakistan on Wednesday recalled its ambassador to Iran and suspended all high-level planned bilateral visits in the coming days, hours after Tehran launched an unprecedented missile and drone......

9 killed in Pakistan's tit-for-tat 'precision bombing' on Iran

Pakistan on Thursday used killer drones and rockets to carry out "precision military strikes" against what it called "terrorist hideouts" in Iran's Siestan-Balochistan province, killing 9 people, a......

Who Can Dethrone The US Dollar?

Policymakers should aspire to restore the pre-Independence environment where the rupee was trusted and used all over South Asia, in Southeast Asia, in West Asia, and in East Africa, suggests Ajay......

India accelerates Iranian port project after US-Iran thaw

India is sending a team to Iran to speed up work on a port that will provide access to resource-rich Central Asia and Afghanistan, officials said, moving quickly to take advantage of a thaw in......

Why India will always play second fiddle to China

Thinking big, China is changing the world order; with mixed priorities, we can but tag along, writes T J S George. It is now clear that China is seeking to change the way the world is run. Its......

US to maintain strategic partnership with India

The United States would 'continue to invest' in long-term strategic partnership with India and also support its ability to serve as a regional economic anchor and provider of security in the......

The Indian Film Making Global Waves

'I thought of a suppressed country and a free world.''If we travel from one to another, what will that road look like?''What colours, music there will be? What kind of people would you see?'......

10 AMAZING Stories from Across The World

Aseem Chhabra brings you the Best of the 72nd Berlinale. While the COVID-19 situation in Europe was uncertain, the organisers of Berlinale made the tough decision of physically holding the film......

New, unique events at the Hangzhou Asian Games

The Asian Games officially begin on Saturday in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou and will feature several sports that are unlikely to be seen in any other major continental or global......

PIX: On the road with Portuguese fans is a moveable feast

'We have food, wine, cheese from Portugal. We set up a table, share it with people, and talk about our cultures. We had 180 bottles of wine. Now we have less.' IMAGE: Portugal fans celebrate......

World Cup Diary: Oracle tapir predicts Sweden will beat South Korea

IMAGE: Limpopo Zoo's tapir, called Cleopatra, predicted a win for Sweden against South Korea. Photograph: Nils Petter Nilsson/Ombrello/Getty Images With three days until the Russian city of Nizhny......

Lowest-ranked Bhutan win on World Cup qualifying debut; India bt Nepal

Bhutan, the world's worst international team according to the FIFA rankings, scored a 1-0 win over Sri Lanka in their World Cup qualifying debut on Thursday. Tshering Dorji scored the only goal of......

Bryan Robson set to coach Thailand

Former England captain Bryan Robson agreed on Wednesday to become coach of Thailand's national team in his first foray into international soccer management, the Thai FA chief told reporters. The......