The writer is Consulting Editor, The Indian Express.

July 01, 2017 03:23 IST
“Yes, we are very upset at the behaviour of the Congress. The character assassination of our leader, Nitish Kumar, has also happened,” JD(U) spokesperson K C Tyagi told The Indian Express.
Sat, Jul 01, 2017
June 30, 2017 10:27 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s angry remarks at Sabarmati about those killing innocents in the name of the cow doesn’t seem to be shared by the CMs of states where the killings are taking place.
Fri, Jun 30, 2017
June 28, 2017 02:32 IST
It was during this US visit that Trump agreed on both counts — that the summit should go ahead in India and that Ivanka Trump would lead the US delegation. With the PM pushing Ivanka to be her father’s goodwill ambassador to India, the bilateral relationship just got another big push.
Wed, Jun 28, 2017
June 27, 2017 11:01 IST
The symbolism of Prime Minister Modi embracing Donald Trump is matched by the substantive direction of the India-US relationship, on terrorism, Pakistan as well as the economy.
Tue, Jun 27, 2017
June 27, 2017 01:47 IST
The landmark Ariana flight, carrying 60 tonnes of asafoetida or heeng, was flagged off by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani from Kabul airport on June 19, and received in Delhi three hours later by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
Tue, Jun 27, 2017
June 26, 2017 01:00 IST
Even as he focuses on his all-important meeting with the US President, all the PM’s men have not had one word to say in condolence on the lynching of a 15-year-old boy
Mon, Jun 26, 2017
June 20, 2017 07:33 IST
By picking the Bihar governor as BJP’s presidential candidate, Modi is signalling to Nitish Kumar that if he wants he can easily return home
Tue, Jun 20, 2017
June 19, 2017 00:46 IST
New Delhi should not hector those nearby if it intends to bring about balance with Beijing
Mon, Jun 19, 2017
June 16, 2017 01:46 IST
As the Kathmandu elite, then led by UML prime minister K P Oli, cosied up to the Chinese during the blockade, India watched uncomfortably.
Fri, Jun 16, 2017
June 13, 2017 18:13 IST
There’s not a word on PM Narendra Modi's Twitter feed on the farmers unrest or on his forthcoming visit to the US. Wonder why?
Tue, Jun 13, 2017
June 06, 2017 17:11 IST
By saluting ISRO scientists for the launch of GSLV, the PM is acknowledging the secret space cooperation between India and Russia 24 years ago
Tue, Jun 06, 2017
June 06, 2017 14:26 IST
Kabul attack: The attack on the Indian ambassador's residence comes less than a week after a truck blew up at the entrance to the Green Zone – inside which the Indian embassy as well as India House is located.
Tue, Jun 06, 2017
June 05, 2017 09:38 IST
As he condemns the London terror attacks, PM Modi reminds the world of its double standards on cross-border terrorism against India.
Mon, Jun 05, 2017
June 02, 2017 17:56 IST
As Modi returns from St. Petersburg and prepares to go to Washington DC later in June to meet Donald Trump, he might think about that 30-second interaction between him, Putin and Megyn.
Fri, Jun 02, 2017
June 01, 2017 21:52 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to St. Petersburg to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin to mark 70 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the former Soviet Union and India.
Thu, Jun 01, 2017
May 18, 2017 16:57 IST
Sushma Swaraj tweeted her gratitude to India’s counsel at the Hague, who had argued that there was significant concern that Pakistan’s military court would have executed Jadhav in the dead of night.
Thu, May 18, 2017
May 18, 2017 00:29 IST
The brand new state had been carved out of Palestine, and India was a friend of its fellow underdog.
Thu, May 18, 2017
May 16, 2017 04:03 IST
"According to clause 6 of that agreement... in cases where detentions and arrests relate to political or security matters, the request of consular access will be decided on merits of the case," said senior counsel Sidharth Luthra
Tue, May 16, 2017
May 12, 2017 00:57 IST
The diplomatic close shave in Sri Lanka is emblematic of South Asia’s dilemma when it comes to pursuing closer ties with China.
Fri, May 12, 2017
May 10, 2017 17:14 IST
Each of the 11 quotes is accompanied by a different photo of the PM praying or lighting a candle or offering flowers or standing next to Buddhist priests in front of a variety of iconostasis bathed in brilliant orange.
Wed, May 10, 2017
May 09, 2017 01:06 IST
The PCB feels India has no genuine reason to avoid bilateral series against Pakistan at a neutral venue.
Tue, May 09, 2017
May 08, 2017 19:56 IST
Macron argued that Le Pen represented the “party of hatred” which wanted a “civil war” in France. She responded by saying that he was part of the bourgeois elite and didn’t understand how ordinary people lived.
Mon, May 08, 2017
January 04, 2017 04:17 IST
Tibetan spiritual leader to attend international meet in Rajgir-Nalanda in March, Karmapa will travel to Sikkim.
Wed, Jan 04, 2017
November 11, 2016 00:18 IST
A BJP-RSS intellectuals’ conclave spoke to — and heard out — diverse thinkers
Fri, Nov 11, 2016
October 24, 2016 05:35 IST
The top US commander said that he was increasingly seeing a “convergence between the Haqqanis, the Taliban, the Al Qaeda and the Lashkar-e-Taiba” in Afghanistan.
Mon, Oct 24, 2016




