The writer is Consulting Editor, The Indian Express.

September 26, 2017 01:14 IST
Between May 1 and May 12, 14 states were reviewed, including India, on May 4. Then Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi led the Indian delegation, which comprised officials from the Ministries of External Affairs, Home, Women & Child Development, Social Justice & Empowerment, Minority Affairs and Rural Development, and the NITI Aayog.
Tue, Sep 26, 2017
September 25, 2017 16:44 IST
Perhaps, the girl who was molested just got fed up of being told that she was an equal citizen. One poster at the demonstration at Lanka, the name of the area outside BHU’s gates, baldly said “Agar beti ko padhana hai, to ussay bachana hoga.”
Mon, Sep 25, 2017
September 21, 2017 13:03 IST
Al Hussein has been in the news recently over his frank criticism of India, ranging from Delhi’s threat to deport its Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar where it is facing ethnic cleansing, to the “broader rise of intolerance” towards religious and other minorities as well as “worrying developments” in Kashmir.
Thu, Sep 21, 2017
September 17, 2017 19:00 IST
The inauguration of the dam in Gujarat is seen as a political gesture, especially as 85 per cent of the Narmada river’s catchment area lies in Madhya Pradesh.
Sun, Sep 17, 2017
September 16, 2017 12:38 IST
The bullet train project may have been the centerpiece of the Japan prime minister’s visit to Gujarat last week, but the Pakistan angle in the North Korean missile crisis could push Delhi and Tokyo much closer together
Sat, Sep 16, 2017
September 15, 2017 05:44 IST
The World Bank-brokered water talks with Pakistan are taking place over Thursday and Friday, in Washington DC. Since the Pathankot and Uri attacks last year, Delhi has discouraged any kind of dialogue unless cross-border terrorism comes to an end.
Sat, Sep 16, 2017
September 05, 2017 00:35 IST
Perhaps one of the biggest learnings from the 72-day standoff at Doklam is the need for India to reach out more to the people of Bhutan
Tue, Sep 05, 2017
September 03, 2017 14:23 IST
Modi isn’t waiting for anyone in the BJP to breach the governance deficit that has been staring India in the face in recent months. He believes that former bureaucrats who have handled the ropes of governance for nearly 40 years of their lives can pull the government out of its present morass.
Sun, Sep 03, 2017
August 23, 2017 00:00 IST
India must be consistent in backing cause of equality for the Madhes people
Wed, Aug 23, 2017
August 22, 2017 18:53 IST
Triple talaq verdict: In this heretical and distorted version of the faith which finds no place in the holy Quran, a man who utters the word “talaq’ three times is deemed to have declared his marriage to a Muslim woman null and void.
Tue, Aug 22, 2017
August 22, 2017 10:24 IST
The six-pillar strategy shifts the perspective from which the US sees Afghanistan. From “AfPak,” an abbreviation that referred to the Afghanistan-Pakistan twinning that characterized Barack Obama’s take on the region, Donald Trump has changed this to “AfPakIndia.”
Tue, Aug 22, 2017
August 21, 2017 01:45 IST
Doklam standoff: Over the last two months, the Chinese media has vigorously protested the Indian resistance to its attempt to transform the character of the territory in Doklam.
Mon, Aug 21, 2017
August 16, 2017 04:57 IST
In whatever manner protocol etiquette plays out, the fact that ten leaders from South-East Asia will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with President Ram Nath Kovind and PM Narendra Modi behind a bullet-proof enclosure on January 26, is enough to make heads turn.
Wed, Aug 16, 2017
August 07, 2017 01:18 IST
‘Pakistan wants to have us as a client state... It is too offensive for words, but we know it for what it is,’ says Afghanistan National Security Advisor Hanif Atmar
Mon, Aug 07, 2017
August 03, 2017 06:08 IST
Between assassinations, martial law, creeping coups and judicial dictatorships, Pakistan is almost constantly in a state of ferment…Nothing like an alleged sexual distraction, though, to spice things up a bit and provide some dramatic relief, of course at the expense of the woman in question.
Thu, Aug 03, 2017
August 02, 2017 05:04 IST
After Nawaz Sharif recently ordered Pakistan high commissioner to India Abdul Basit be superseded to the Foreign Secretary's post, Basit took early retirement from his post. Here are the excerpts from his interview.
Wed, Aug 02, 2017
August 01, 2017 03:58 IST
Abdul Basit claimed that Kulbhushan Jadhav, the former Indian Navy officer sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on the charge of spying, had provided Pakistani authorities a lot of information, enabling them to bust what he called several sleeper cells and local operatives.
Tue, Aug 01, 2017
July 27, 2017 03:23 IST
Soon after Modi’s October 2013 rally in Patna, Nitish Kumar had compared him to Hitler. Today, the Bihar chief minister has to eat his words
Thu, Jul 27, 2017
July 26, 2017 09:44 IST
The beautiful sun-kissed islands are in the throes of political turmoil again, with troops surrounding Parliament on the orders of President Abdulla Yameen. Once again, the world is watching the situation develop in South Asia’s tiniest state, with a population of 400,000 people
Wed, Jul 26, 2017
July 24, 2017 10:18 IST
Before the match, the prime minister personally tweeted best wishes to each member of the Eleven that was going to play, picking out the best quality for each of the girls and tagging everyone with a Twitter account.
Mon, Jul 24, 2017
July 24, 2017 00:44 IST
The smallest country in South Asia has a population of barely 400,000 people. But its atolls and islands straddle the strategic navigation and communication sea lanes over 800 km north to south in the Indian Ocean, making it a crucial for countries with global ambitions.
Mon, Jul 24, 2017
July 21, 2017 04:46 IST
In exile for the last two years, after he was defeated in a controversial run-off election by Yameen, Nasheed said in an interview to The Indian Express, “What is in Maldives’ interest very much depends on what is in India’s interest.”
Fri, Jul 21, 2017
July 06, 2017 21:15 IST
Prime Minister Modi gifted Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu replicas of two sets of copper plates, said to have been inscribed in the 9-10th century, which demonstrate the history of Cochin Jews in India.
Fri, Jul 07, 2017
July 05, 2017 00:55 IST
Tonight in Israel, the Twitter retweet button has become a weapon of mass enthusiasm
Wed, Jul 05, 2017
July 03, 2017 07:30 IST
If Meira Kumar’s name had come up before Kovind or Gopal Gandhi’s name had been decided, then JD(U) would have agreed with the rest of the joint Opposition on that name.
Mon, Jul 03, 2017




