SL starts campaign for UN secy-general post

The election for a new United Nations secretary-general is more than a year away, but Sri Lanka has already started a sustained campaign for its candidate -- career diplomat Jayantha Dhanapala.Sri......

US, Russia begin day 2 of crucial Syria talks

Russia and the US began second round of negotiations on securing Syria's chemical arsenal, hoping the high-stakes talks would lead to broader peace efforts, even as Damascus submitted application......

Arvind Gupta named deputy NSA, days after Sandhu quit

The Narendra Modi government on Monday appointed Arvind Gupta, a former Indian Foreign Service officer, of the 1979 batch, as Deputy National Security Advisor. This appointment comes within days of......

Shyam Saran: A glorious innings come to an end

The departure of Shyam Saran from the Prime Minister's Office was a foregone conclusion after the Copenhagen Summit, where he did not see eye to eye with Minister Jairam Ramesh, who appeared to......