POTUS at the Parade: A Game Change

'By his very presence in Delhi on Republic Day, Obama is revisiting the most defining relationship of the 20th century after a period of stagnation,' says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan. The tug of war......

SAARC: The Way Ahead

Irrespective of SAARC's banal performance audit, it would be at South Asia's peril to accept the idea that SAARC as a framework has little to offer, especially to its poorer members, writes......

After PM, under-fire Jairam meets Chidambaram

After being reprimanded by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his controversial remarks in China, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh met Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday and is said to have......

Nuke deal architect Shyam Saran demits office

Shyam Saran, Prime Minister's special envoy on climate change,demitted office on Sunday after a fruitful tenure which saw him play a key role in ending India's nuclear isolation and drafting......

A requiem for Rio in Paris

The net effect of the Paris agreement for India is a sense of resignation that we cannot gain much from international cooperation either in the form of technology or funding. Without any mandatory......

World climate accord hailed as turning point from fossil fuels

New text is "ambitious and balanced", says French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius   The global climate summit in Paris agreed a landmark accord on Saturday, setting the course for a......

Paris climate talks: Why it's trouble for the world - and India

COP 21 is about how much carbon space is left and who gets how much of that space The world has used up two-thirds of its carbon space for a 2-degrees-Celsius temperature rise, consumed 35 per......

Paris protests muted but world speaks up for climate change

The French have scored a diplomatic coup by reversing the order of proceedings in such summits. Beginning with Rio de Janeiro in 1992, national leaders arrive at the end of the summit to ratify......

Davis Cup: India to host Denmark on grass courts in Delhi

IMAGE: India's Davis Cupper Ramkumar Ramanathan, of late, has developed a decent serve and volley game. Photograph: PTI India will host Denmark on grass courts at the Delhi Gymkhana Club in a......

Covid scare in Indian men's badminton team

Lakshya Sen pulls out of SaarLorlux Open as father-cum-coach tests positive for COVID-19 IMAGE: Lakshya Sen was aiming to recover from an early exit in Denmark Open recently before his campaign in......

Heads of state vie to host 2016 Games

Whether they are presidents, kings or prime ministers, heads of state have muscled into the inner sanctum of the International Olympic Committee in recent years, successfully swinging votes for......