India's Discoveries Haven't Received Attention They Deserve

In the ancient world there is a great deal of give and take and reciprocal learning.India was an integral and important constituent of such interchanges of goods and ideas. A fascinating excerpt......

India cannot avoid hard choices in Ladakh

New Delhi must clearly demonstrate to Beijing that China will pay a price for its relentless strategic undermining of India, says Ajai Shukla. IMAGE: An Indian Air Force aircraft flies over Ladakh......

Pakistan is playing with fire

'By annoying the Arabs and cozying up to Iran, Pakistan may end up losing Arab economic support, annoying the Americans and increase Shia-Sunni tensions domestically,' Colonel Anil A Athale (retd)......

Why US kept cool during India-Pak crisis

'Traditionally, the US tried to tamp down tensions whenever a crisis situation arose and deputed officials from Washington to travel to Delhi to counsel restraint.''This time around, no US envoy......

Snooker champ's incredible journey from war-torn Syria

Undeterred by turmoil, Syrian teenage snooker champion has his eyes set on bigger targets IMAGE: Yazan started playing snooker at the age of 12. Photograph: Asian Snooker Championships Two years......

How Brazil is planning to guard the Olympics against terror attacks

- 'One person can cause a lot of damage and you need to operate at a micro level to get ahead of it' The attacks that killed 130 people in Paris last November and 32 in Brussels in March forced a......