Monarchs who abdicated in 21st century

Japan's cabinet approved a bill on Friday that would allow Emperor Akihito to step down, paving the way for the first abdication by a Japanese emperor in nearly two centuries. Following is the list......

ISI's rogue child has turned its guns on Pakistan

In the third part of his series on the Afghan-Pak conundrum, M P Anil Kumar, a former fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force, looks at the sins, omissions and commissions of Uncle Sam. Though Uncle......

Why We Don't Vote Against Russia At The UN

Any Indian government at this juncture would have voted and spoken exactly this way.It isn't just about the vast Indian dependence on Russian-origin military equipment. It is also about trust,......

Nandigram: Communism as fascism - I

There is nothing in the way the Communists of West Bengal conducted themselves at Nandigram that should have amazed anybody. There have been enough instances of Communists demonstrating that......