Pranay Sharma
The politically charged ’70s in Calcutta were a heady mixture of debate, discussion, demonstration and demolition—of both theories as well as buildings, sta...
With Pakistan becoming a major impediment in improvement of Sino-Indian relationships, PM Narendra Modi's informal meeting with Xi Jinping in Mamallapuram will be significant
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan, speaks to Outlook about developments in volatile West Asia, the diversification of India’s energy basket and how India has emerged as a sought-after energy market.
Few Indian revolutionaries matched Manabendra Nath Roy’s international stature. Born Narendra Nath Bhattacharya, he was feted both by Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin as founder of two communist parties—the Mexican Communist Party and the Indian Communist Party
A Gandhi conference, the UN General Assembly, a climate summit, an investors' meet and a gushing NRI welcome -- Narendra Modi has a lot to do in the US than just counter Pakistan on Kashmir
India bought the three-million-Pound property in a posh north London locality little knowing that a memorial for Babasaheb Ambedkar was in breach of norms for residential space
Donald Trump has once again offered to mediate the Kashmir issue. The challenge before India is to deal with Trump’s renewed offer to negotiate while trying to avoid diplomatic unpleasantness.
Despite holding sizable territory, China has stayed away from the Kashmir dispute, leaving India and Pakistan to have it out among themselves. However, by supporting Pakistan and criticising India, China appears to have lost that neutrality.
The two other names doing the rounds for the coveted post are Ruchi Ghanashyam, India’s High Commissioner in the United Kingdom, and Harshvardhan Shringla, India’s Ambassador in the United States.
'The Order of Zayed', the UAE's highest civilian award, is being conferred on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a time when Pakistan is busy pushing a hostile campaign against India over Kashmir among world leaders, especially in the Islamic countries.
The Washington meeting with Imran Khan makes it clear that US-Pakistan relations are on the mend, and in the coming days, is likely to show more warmth.
Every time Hafiz Saeed has been released by the courts of Pakistan, it's been for the want of credible evidence that establishes his links with terrorism, especially the Mumbai attacks.
If at all, the verdict interpreted differently in the two countries across the border could harden the position of the two South Asian neighbours further.
As a diplomat, S Jaishankar has served both in China and the US as India’s ambassador. Later, as Foreign Secretary, he was also part of several key negotiations involving the two countries.
The induction of Jaishankar as a Cabinet minister at a juncture when Sino-US relations are getting more complex, especially on trade and cyber-security, is an interesting choice.
Policy planners in Delhi feel India should take advantage of the small window of opportunity that opened in the Maldives after the last year’s presidential elections.
Politics and violence have always gone hand-in-hand in Bengal. The first two decades after independence, which witnessed a steady stream of refugees from across the border, abject poverty and Delhi’s “indifference” might have set the stage for what was to follow.
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