December 3, 2021 marks 50 years since the beginning of the 1971 War which ended in a decisive military victory for India and the liberation of Bangladesh.Most analysts of the 1971 War agree that......
'The world paid a heavy price for the megalomania of the Third Reich's fuehrer.''Will it pay a similar price for the ambitions of China's leader-for-life?' asks Amulya Ganguli. IMAGE: Xi Jinping,......
Thirty years after the massacre at Tiananmen Square, coerced collective amnesia envelops the Chinese nation about that horrific event.Claude Arpi glances back at how the student uprising could have......
'Whether I die in Calcutta or in Paris, on a Wednesday or a Saturday, it does not matter, but you would not want me to come to India's door and then return to France without having visited......
'Indira Gandhi and P N Haksar did not want Pakistan to leave as an embittered foe hell-bent on taking revenge for being humiliated so comprehensively,' reveals Jairam Ramesh in his book Intertwined......
"Tsipras continues wounded, until further notice," the front page of left-leaning Efimerida Ton Syntakton said. Image: Greece rescued from deep crisis. Photograph: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters......
A Greek national flag flutters in front of the parliament building during heavy rainfall in Athens. Photograph: Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis The Greek parliament passed sweeping austerity......
Image: A pensioner arrives at a National Bank branch to receive part of her pension at the city of Thessaloniki, Greece. Photograph: Alexandros Avramidis/Reuters Greeks greeted news......
The Euro First introduced as a virtual currency for cashless payments and accounting purposes, today around 317 million EU citizens use the euro as their currency.Take the Rediff......