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Can Modi Broker Peace In Ukraine?

Only the future will tell if Modi can leave his mark on the Ukraine crisis.Nonetheless, it is both a challenge and an opportunity for India's diplomacy, notes Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: The Ukrainian......

Uddhav govt in a fix as Marathas threaten to revive quota stir

'The Maratha versus OBC friction will increase. A huge chunk of the Shiv Sena’s social base consists of OBCs.' Dhaval Kulkarni reports. In 2016, a wave of massive yet silent Maratha Kranti......

India, Pakistan on the road to peace

The road ahead will be long and winding and much resistance can be expected from the high-flying 'hawks' in our skies.But that should not deter the policymakers from planning a road map with the......

Biden-Putin tango promises to be riveting

Both statesmen possess a cultivated pugnacious style which they keep in reserve and can at will bring into play, and despite the mutual distrust in Russian-American relations, they are proponents......

Is an India-China 'Reset' on the Cards?

It is apparent that an easing of tensions at the border and a disengagement of troops is on the cards, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi and......

Modi and the many Gordian knots

Is it because of the failure to deliver serious institutional reform or that, at the end of the day, we are like that only, asks T N Ninan. Image: Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers his address......

Policy hurdles mess up 'Make in India'

Make in India needs policy support for access to markets, says Shyam Ponappa. It is a truism that Make in India requires the implementation of supportive policies for Indian manufacturers,......

Can Parrikar overhaul defence procurement?

As the DefenceExpo gets underway in Goa, Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd) says the proposed Defence Procurement Procedure 2016 should ensure that the Indian defence industry is on the path to......

IMF calls for Greece debt relief ahead of bailout vote

Image: A Greek flag flutters behind a statue of ancient philosopher Socrates at the the Academy of Athens. Photograph: John Kolesidis/Reuters An International Monetary Fund study......

Ramesh seeks bridging of trust deficit on climate

Minister for Environment Jairam Ramesh has sought a bridging of the "trust deficit" on climate negotiations, suggesting that a beginning of disbursement of the promised $10 billion aid to......

Hunter Tootega Nahi, Todega Review: Unpredictable!

Hunter Tootega Nahi, Todega is bizarre, unintentionally funny, discovers Deepa Gahlot. The guy is shot at, stabbed, blown up, has a kidney extracted, but all he does is grimace and come up with......

Blackmail Review: A Must Watch

Abhinay Deo's film never runs short of bite and sting, says Prasanna D Zore. Director Abhinay Deo and his bunch of talented cast with their wicked, witty and vicious acts make Blackmail a must......

Review: Solid actors play it silly in Men In Black 3

There's something oddly comforting about watching three great actors so earnestly embrace this schlocky cinema from a simpler, cheesier time in Men In Black 3, writes Raja Sen.That the Men In Black......

Euro 2016: Portugal and the untying of the proverbial Gordian Knot

'I think it's a 50-50 match. My players know that. They (Poland) are here on their own merit' 'There will be a strong strategic component to this game, because if you concede four goals......

Sachin descends from Olympus

WHEN the peasant Gordius was chosen king of Phrygia, he dedicated his wagon to Jupiter and fastened the yoke to a beam with a rope of barn knotted so ingeniously that no one could untie it.A young......

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