Opinion

How will the US establishment come to terms with the fact that for the better part of the 21st century, India will be the larger economic partner? More importantly, has Delhi realised the potential and consequences of this shift?

However much everyone agrees on the huge potential of sport as a tool of cultural diplomacy, the connection between sport and diplomacy has so far gone largely unnoticed.

Courtesy IRCTC, the advertisement of the Mahayagna was printed on paper glasses meant for serving water, soup, soft drinks and tea.

Shujaat used words very carefully and always spoke in measured tones. But that wouldn’t come in his way of cracking jokes and lightening up the atmosphere around him.

One section within the Congress feels the party is harming its own cause by constantly targeting the RSS, while another contends that the ‘leopard cannot change its spots’.

Since 2014-15, the Railways has grappled with deadly accidents and has been blamed for lax maintenance standards besides other lapses for these mishaps. Stung by this incessant criticism, the Modi government shunted out Suresh Prabhu from the Railways Min...

Pranab Mukherjee was never finicky about his political friends. Be it the ruling party, opposition or members of the regional parties, he has always maintained a good rapport with everyone.

Also missing from the event will be Telangana CM and Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K Chandrashekar Rao, who has been working towards the formation of a non-BJP, non-Congress Federal Front ahead of the 2019 general elections in tandem with West Beng...

The Panmunjom Declaration, which President Moon Jae-in and Chairman Kim Jong-un signed after their summit meeting eloquently state that there will be no more war on the Korean peninsula, DMZ will turn into a ‘peace zone’ and a new era of peace and prosper...

Coming back to our nation, bullying is still commonplace, and there has been little done to prevent it. Even the anti-ragging law has not been updated to include the mention of sexual orientation or gender identity anywhere. Laws such as Section 377 have...

Earlier this week, AAP leader Sisodia hit out at the Centre while speaking on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Maharana Pratap, saying that the Rajput king’s battle against the Mughal Empire was like that of his government’s with the Narendra Modi...

Meanwhile, Mexico City continues to fight its challenges, but has managed to overcome critical emergencies and stay out of the 400 most polluted cities, according to the same WHO database. We are not one of the top 10 cleanest cities in the world yet, but...

The tendency to revel in small wins, such as Chinese President Xi Jinping meeting PM Narendra Modi midway in Wuhan instead of Beijing, puts India on a position of weakness.

While Yechury managed majority in the newly constituted 94-member Central Committee, it remains to be seen whether he will be able to navigate freely in the new 17-member Politburo, which is evenly balanced between the two factions, to implement party’s p...

Remembering TVR Shenoy, who was a father-like figure for a generation of journalists, but shocked many with his political stand.

Bypoll results in Gorakhpur and Phulpur have made a dent in the TINA (There Is No Alternative) factor. And with elections just twelve months away, the Modi factor is being pulled from all sides by regional satraps.