Bangladeshi Hindus: Why Appeal To Biden?

It's intriguing that the prime minister now wants his American partner to help protect the Hindu minority in Bangladesh. That's conceding to the Americans a pre-eminence India has always contested,......

Modi's Flawed Foreign Policy

We should reassess what India's role in the world is and whether we are doing the right thing for ourselves, notes Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi addresses the Meri Maati Mera......

Hasina's daughter joins mother at G20, fuels political speculation

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's daughter Saima Wazed is accompanying her mother during her trip to India to attend the G20 summit, officials of the neighbouring country said. IMAGE:......

SSB suspends 2 jawans who let Seema Haider into India

The Sashastra Seema Bal, which guards the India-Nepal border, has suspended an inspector and a jawan for alleged dereliction of duty in checking the bus in which Pakistani national Seema Haider......

Hotels roll out red carpet for year-end vacationers

After a better-than-expected Dussehra weekend, hospitality firms are hopeful of ending the year on a positive note by doing good business over Christmas and the New Year. Typically, year-end......

How Modi, Xi can tackle the worrying trade deficit

'Since the bilateral deficit is a reality -- and a worry -- we need to find a way to deal with it,' says Ravi Bhoothalingam. IMAGE: Workers carry a hoarding welcoming Prime Minister Narendra......

Let us have a trade Akhand Bharat

'We have not been able to use the potential of our location in the region and the world and our strength as a nation and an economy to establish an EU-like structure in South Asia,' points out......

Markets come off two-month highs; Nifty ends below 8,250; IT stocks drag

The BSE Midcap also cut all its intraday gains to shed 0.3% at close The benchmark indices pared all their intraday gains to settle lower as a slump in IT stocks on worries over H-1B visas and......

Expect conditions to level up in Caribbean leg: Rabada

IMAGE: Kagiso Rabada said balanced playing surfaces are important to ensure an equal contest between bat and ball. Photograph: ICC/X South African pacer Kagiso Rabada expects to see "competitive......

Lamichhane to join Nepal World Cup squad in West Indies

IMAGE: Sandeep Lamichhane will be available for matches against South Africa and Bangladesh. Photograph: BCCI Nepal leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane will play the team's last two group matches at......

Expect some surprises from Nepal, Netherlands: Gilchrist

IMAGE: The Netherlands players celebrate victory over South Africa in the T20 World Cup Super 12 match, at the Adelaide Oval, on November 6, 2022. Photograph: Sarah Reed/Getty Images, from the......

USA deny visa to Nepal's Lamichhane, to miss T20 WC

IMAGE: Sandeep Lamichhane was suspended as Nepal captain in 2022 and taken into custody after police issued an arrest warrant for him over an assault of an 18-year-old woman. Photograph: BCCI......

SAFF C'ship: Why Pakistan's arrival in Bengaluru was delayed

IMAGE: The Pakistan squad comprising 32 members -- players and coaching staff -- could not find seats in a single aircraft for their flight from Mumbai to Bengaluru and was forced to split into......