Trump backs Modi on damning headlines; Now it’s for latter to keep his end of bargain

Donald Trump trusts Narendra Modi on issues which make damning headlines around the world. But he won’t be up on his feet till India delivers the trade balance he...

Hafiz Saeed: It’s a personal angst against him

I have personal reasons to be elated with the 11-year-sentencing of the UN-designated terrorist Hafiz Saeed in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday – though like most...

Modi's churn of silence is taming the beast of protests

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi could well end up taming the beast which hogged the headlines and filled the streets for two months now in protest against a new...

Troubled skies: United States’ Iraqi misadventure puts India on guard against rogue drones

India is scrambling to put its sky safe after the United States breached the sovereignty of its own “friend” Iraq in carrying out an illegal drone attack...

“Bloodiest story of human history” and its long shadow on resurgent India

Never since the bloodbath of the Partition in 1947 which cost two million lives have Muslims and Hindus been so disenchanted with each other as of now and...

Not just Pakistan, there is another country which makes India lose its cool

If there is one country besides Pakistan which draws hiss and roar from India, it is Turkey and a series of unprecedented measures by New Delhi in recent times lends...

India stares at a failing Afghan policy

US Congress has now been front-loaded with a report on Afghanistan by its think-tank, the Congressional Research Service (CRS), which is a double whammy for Indian...