India's Neighbourhood First Policy Crumbling

The fundamental construct of India's neighbourhood policy still needs to be what Vajpayee postulated, Manmohan Singh embraced, and Modi energised. It's just that we need to junk domestic politics......

President Xi launches cyber warfare wing for Chinese military

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday launched an information support force, a new wing of the People's Liberation Army, which he said will be a strategic branch, a key pillar and a vital power in......

Opposition puts up united front at INDIA's Delhi show of strength

Top leaders of the INDIA bloc on Sunday exhorted the people to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party to save democracy and the Constitution and alleged that the Opposition has been deprived of a level......

New Covid variants not behind China outbreak, finds Lancet study

Two known Omicron sub-variants -- rather than any new variants -- have chiefly been responsible for the recent Covid-19 surge in China, according to a study of cases in Beijing published in The......

India questions China's developing country status

India and China have mostly set aside their bilateral differences in order to champion the cause of developing countries at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Modi's socio-nomics starts to pay off

Here's what could be ahead for India: A $10-trillion economy by 2030-32, a Sensex at 1,00,000 by 2025, monthly GST revenues at Rs 2 trillion by 2024-25, 100 new unicorns by 2025, and poverty below......

Can Indians live without Chinese imports?

'India imports 70 per cent of its bulk drugs from China. Are we going to live without antibiotics?' asks Debashis Basu. IMAGE: Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh activists burn Chinese Communist party......

US-China trade war: What India must do

'If we play our cards right, we may even benefit from the competition between the US and China as seen from increased investment from each of these countries into India.''The size of our market......

Asian TT Championships: India women win historic bronze; men in semis

IMAGE: The Indian women's team celebrate winning their maiden bronze medal at the Asian Championships in Astana. Photograph: SAI Media/X The Indian men's table tennis team assured itself of its......

How Do We Prepare For LA 2028? We Don't.

You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044.Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding -- and it is this trifecta India needs to work on,......

Asian Cup: China scrape through; Iran thrash Yemen

IMAGE: Iran players celebrate after scoring a goal against Yemen on Monday. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Asian Cup/Twitter China's manager Marcello Lippi questioned the attitude of his team after......

Conte's straight talk after rumours of move to Inter make rounds

The champion coach to stay and improve Chelsea next season IMAGE: Antonio Conte. Photograph: Scott Heppell Livepic/Reuters Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said he wants to stay at StamfordBridge......

First female coach to lead a men's soccer club hopes to inspire other women

IMAGE: Coach Chan Yuen Ting of Eastern SC (HKG) reacts during the ACL Asian Champions League match. Photograph: Power Sport Images/Getty Images Chan Yuen-ting, the first female coach to lead a......