Trump 47: Disruptor Or Savvy Dealmaker?

Donald Trump's exaggerated opinion of his dealmaking capacity can get him into trouble, observes R Sriram. The danger this time is that the overestimation of his deal making capabilities and the......

Mahatma Carter

Carter was in politics, but not a politician, certainly not a transactional politician. Carter bears not a small resemblance to another leader of another large country, who was also in politics but......

Modi Preaches World Peace But...

'...We should first look at and acknowledge what we have done to ourselves.' 'To not do so opens us to the accusation of rank hypocrisy and also reduces the stature of our globetrotting peaceniks,'......

Obama's aides meet Dalai Lama

Top aides to United States President Barack Obama on Monday held talks with the Dalai Lama ahead of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader's planned US visit in October. Led by Valerie B Jarret,......

Women in India lag in Internet use

More needs to be done to boost women's and girl's lagging online access, tech giant Intel Corp said in a report to be released later on Thursday that calls for doubling the number of female......

Hounded out of Kerala, says industrialist as Telangana welcomes him

Ahead of talks with the Telangana government over his investment plans, chairman of the Kitex group Sabu Jacob, who has backed out from a Rs 3,500 crore project in Kerala, on Friday said he was not......

US to cut aid to 'transforming' India by 35%

The United States is set to cut aid to India by 35 per cent in 2008 after the South Asian nation was categorised as a 'transforming' country with one of the best-performing economies in the world......

India warns global charities not to work against government

Critics say the crackdown is to muzzle dissent and Rijiju's actions could lead to less foreign aid for projects that fight child marriage, provide clean water in slums and feed pregnant women A......

How Do We Prepare For LA 2028? We Don't.

You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044.Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding -- and it is this trifecta India needs to work on,......

Union slams FIFA and demands player involvement in reforms

Theo van Seggelen, the secretary general of FIFPro (Federation Interantionale Des Associations de Footballeurs Professionels). Photograph: Will Burgess/Reuters The general secretary of the world......