War of the maps in South Asia

'The Modi government's grandstanding has hardened the reflexes in Beijing, Islamabad and Kathmandu and complicated India's relations with these three countries, which were even otherwise highly......

Nagaland: One political compromise after another

'The Naga Hills region, Nagaland and Manipur, have had the most uncaring and corrupt state governments with little to show on the ground despite the nation's highest per capita development......

60 years on: Unforgiving legacy of the Panchsheel Agreement

It is a dark legacy bequeathed by Nehru to India. In its DNA lies the subconscious fount of India's schizophrenic geopolitics that forsook in one sweep all its historically-entrenched strategic......

The 1965 War: A view from the east

As part of rediff.com's continuing coverageon the 1965 War, 40 Years On, Mumtaz Iqbal, a banker in then East Pakistan, looks back at the mood prevalent in the country then,and suggests that the war......

India can be a global pharma hub: Experts

India has the potential to emerge as a global innovation hub and the US's collabortion with Indian pharma and health companies will not only help the two countries, but also entire world, eminent......

Thriving in the downturn

Growth is like a drug, and it can kill like one, too. Reckless over-stretching to hit increasingly aggressive quarterly financial results -- at the expense of quality, even propriety -- has hobbled......

The world's richest bachelors

There may no longer be a need to troll online dating sites looking for The One. If you are looking for a wealthy mate, we have the definitive list of the world's most eligible bachelors -- 80......

When did Bollywood develop a sense of humour?

In this era of oversharing, retweeting and everything-instagramming, the star is not any kind of enigmatic figure of mystery; s/he is one of us, says Raja Sen. Bloody hell, they pulled it off. And,......

Verstappen takes 50th win with Hamilton, Leclerc excluded

IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after winning the United States Grand Prix. Photograph: Kaylee Greenlee Beal/Reuters Red Bull's triple world champion Max Verstappen......

World Cup Qualifiers: Nissanka hammers ton as Lanka earn WC berth

IMAGE: Pathum Nissanka scored an unbeaten ton as Sri Lanka qualified for the ODI World Cup. Photograph: Christopher Pike/Reuters Pathum Nissanka scored an unbeaten 101 as Sri Lanka booked their......

Senna, that great swashbuckler up in the sky, would be proud of Massa

'The heart still bleeds for the Brazilian who gave us the finest, most memorable start we've seen in Formula One for many a year,' says Raja Sen. Image: Felipe Massa with his son Felipinho at the......

CWG updates: Poonia leads sweep of women's discus

- Images from the Games: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Medals Tally Krishna Poonia led an unprecedented sweep of all the women's discus throw medals at the Commonwealth......

Sania, Serena advance in Cincinnati

India's Sania Mirza advanced to the second round of the Cincinnati Openafter her opponent retired due toinjury.Sania was leading 6-1, 2-0 when Alexandra Stevenson of the US retired with a right......