How India Can Tackle Security Challenges

India has the ability to be a great power and address our security challenges in the best national interests.Our foreign policy has come of age and will stand the test of time in the days ahead.It......

The US Great Game in Kabul Begins!

There is no better way to address the security threat emanating from ISIS and other terrorist groups in Afghanistan than by co-opting the Taliban, asserts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: A......

I-Day speech: Modi unveils roadmap for assertive India

Outlining the roadmap for a new and assertive India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced a slew of development programmes, including a landmark Rs 100 lakh crore "Gatishakti"......

'Pakistan will be China's eyes, ears in Afghanistan'

'India would not like to see Pakistani domination and tutelage of Afghanistan against Indian security and economic interests.' IMAGE: An Afghan National Army soldier stands guard near a checkpoint......

'You can't stand on a podium and preach to India'

'India is no longer the India of the '70s and the '80s.''It's a large country with the fastest growing economy.''In working with India, you just can't go and humiliate the nation publicly.' USIBC......

Is India prepared to tackle a Sony like cyber attack?

A national cyber crime and coordination centre meant to fend off such attacks is still awaiting approval The recent data hack at Sony Pictures that has threatened a cyber war between the US and......

Sebi issues fresh warning to check Iran funds in stock market

Capital market regulator Sebi has issued a fresh directive to market entities to check flow of Iran money into Indian markets, even as Western powers have begun the process to ease sanctions on the......

Child vaccine: UK, Gates pledge $2.3bn

Britain and Bill Gates on Monday joined hands to pledge more than $2.3 billion to vaccinate over 80 million children against preventable conditions such as pneumonia and diarrhoea in poor nations......

Can you watch 425 films in a year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020. IMAGE: Danesh Razvi and Tanya Maniktala in A Suitable Boy. It was the year of staying at home and watching films......

'I am a fan of Kamal Haasan!'

After directing and acting in the seriousVirumaandi, which went on to become a big hit in Tamil Nadu, Kamal Haasan is now starring in a comedy.A remake of Rajkumar Hirani'sHindihit, Munnabhai MBBS,......

Why India-Pakistan cricket must return to Sharjah

'We are very hopeful that the India-Pakistan series will happen in the UAE. We are geared up for that.' Waleed Bukhatir and Mazhar Khan, the men who drive cricket in the Emirates, tell Harish......

'Indian cricket can benefit from Art of Living'

The Lahore attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team was yet another reminder of the growing threat of terrorism in today's world. You could call it 'Munich Olympics attack re-visited', though in......