Xi Jinping and Pomegranate Seeds

Why is China's supreme leader promoting Han Chauvinism so aggressively, asks Claude Arpi. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   On June 8, China's Core Leader Xi Jinping visited the......

'US intervention in Iraq will only benefit ISIS militants'

The situation in Iraq is worsening every day. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, a Sunni militant outfit, is on a rampage capturing one city after another and fighting pitched battles with......

Danger grows as Xi made 'Chairman of Everything'

The Chinese Communist Party held its Sixth Plenum from 8-11 November, and Chairman Xi Jinping used this choreographed political theater to further cement his status in the pantheon of Chinese......

Gulf-based LeT cells planning 26/11 repeat

The threat perception on vital installations in three coastal states -- Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa -- has been increased manifold following intelligence reports of the banned Lashkar-e-Tayiba......