'The Afghans used to say that if there is any person whose name should be taken after Allah, it is Hindustani.' IMAGE: Lieutenant Colonel Arup Basu with children in Kabul. All Photographs: Kind......
'Though the prime minister has talked somewhat needlessly of pilot projects and the real stuff to come, India cannot be sure of a clean victory in any full-fledged conflict -- even if there is......
It's a packed 5-nation, 9-day, visit for Prime Minister Modi as he heads to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan, apart from Ufa in Russia. This visit may be short on......
The National Democratic Alliance could not have got a candidate for vice-presidential poll with more gravitas than Jaswant Singh, a former army officer who has headed finance, defence and external......
Is the military junta in Myanmar trying to acquire a military nuclear capability with North Korean assistance? Or is North Korea trying to shift some of its nuclear facilities to Myanmar to protect......
The agreement on pricing last month marks a significant step towards promoting energy security in the region, say Nisha Taneja & Samridhi Bimal. Image: The recently concluded agreement on the......
When Mukesh and Anil Ambani called him up separately for assistance on dividing the Reliance empire, Nimesh Kampani was in a dilemma as he didn't want to advise one brother against the other. The......
Raghu Sakleshpur: To elaborate, why do we give so much prominence to Pakistan, I do not understand. They are a terrorist, rogue nation out to undermine and destabilize India. We should not be......