'With continued focus on votes, upcoming by-polls and purchasing politicians, the political hierarchy has little time for national defence.' 'They would do well to heed a veteran scholar, who says,......
India has not been invited to a key meeting next week convened by Russia on the fast-evolving situation in Afghanistan that is expected to be attended by Pakistan, China and the United States, even......
'The Indian side has realised that not talking to Pakistan has not served any useful purpose.' IMAGE: Border Security Force and Pakistani Rangers personnel take part in the beating retreat......
'2020 will show whether India's troubled domestic economic and political house reveals a mismatch in their strategic association or whether closer strategic ties are yet possible,' says Anita Inder......
As Afghans head to the polling booths to elect a new president, a contested and fraud-marred elections could potentially throw Afghanistan into a renewed cycle of violence and......
The Modi government's record on governance is better than that of UPA-2, but not better than UPA-1, observes T N Ninan. Questions about the Modi government's record have acquired a new edge,......
Given the fetish for good governance in the current political discourse, a question worth answering is, what difference does governance make to growth, rues Abheek Barua 'Good governance' falls in......
There is considerable interest in India on the subject of how to increase government effectiveness, and how to improve governance. The World Bank has released an update on its cross-country......