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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US Secretary of Defense James Mattis at the joint press conference after the India-US 2+2 Dialogue, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

2+2 is a step forward, but it's no grand leap

The agenda was self-evident at the delayed 2+2 joint dialogue of the foreign and defence ministers of India and the...

8 Sept 2018 7:19 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted aerial survey of flood-hit Kerala where 324 people have died in last nine days. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

We need maturity over foreign aid in disasters

The Union government must display alacrity and large-heartedness in putting Kerala back on its feet.

27 Aug 2018 12:13 AM IST

Former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee

Atal Behari Vajpayee (1924-2018): A visionary who reshaped India's...

Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi owe more to Vajpayee's foreign policy than they may concede.

18 Aug 2018 7:39 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Time for defence, not offence, in diplomacy

The news leak that US President Donald Trump would be the Republic Day chief guest next January was neither confirmed...

13 Aug 2018 12:35 AM IST

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan (Photo: AP)

Imran Khan's governance test: Will he be a pragmatist?

The first question is whether the Pakistan Army has been able to achieve its objective of having a Prime Minister who...

27 July 2018 1:15 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit two African nations en route to the Brics summit. (Photo: AFP)

Modi's African safari': Of Xi, Brics and more

The five nations constitute 26 per cent of the world's land mass and 43 per cent of its population.

23 July 2018 12:39 AM IST

US President Donald Trump.

If Trump comes calling, be ready for the debris

Others have noted that Mr Trump has never criticised Mr Putin, Xi Jinping or Kim Jong-un, whereas he rarely misses a...

16 July 2018 2:37 AM IST

Donald Trump ordered the creation of a sixth branch. (Photo: Pixabay)

Trump's Europe foray: New options for India?

Mr Trump, being a business tycoon, is now applying it to global strategic structures. The outcome creates great...

10 July 2018 7:24 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP/File)

A new nonalignment' is India's best option now

India could, as seems to be happening, apparently accept the US demarche and reel back its outreach to Iran and Russia.

2 July 2018 6:42 AM IST

Jammu and Kashmir has been an area of contention for both India and Pakistan ever since the nations were formed in 1947 with three battles having been fought between the two neighbours over it. (Photo: Representational/ AP)

UN report on Kashmir is a challenge to Delhi

High commissioner Zeid has fallen for this operatic ploy while the Modi government has been mired in a one-trick Kashmir...

18 Jun 2018 6:02 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds bilateral meeting with Chinsese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: Twitter/@narendramodi)

Summit fever: Qingdao, Quebec and Singapore

Summits between leaders need to be spaced out to allow for follow-up on the decisions taken and a proper review...

11 Jun 2018 12:31 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

After swings and hugs, some realism returns

Relations with Pakistan represent a major policy failure.

30 May 2018 12:25 AM IST