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Donald Trump Jr

Reflections: The Trumps & India - Trade follows the flag

President Trump's foreign relations have not been as strikingly successful as his business deals.

27 Feb 2018 12:38 AM IST

The tenure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 16th Lok Sabha formally ends in May 2019.

Reflections: Modi's Palestine visit - Mideast balancing act

Mr Modi promised Palestinians generous financial and technological assistance.

13 Feb 2018 12:21 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the heads of state/governments of Asean countries at the Republic Day parade at the Rajpath in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Reflections: India, Asean - Talk less, act; keep eye on China

Asean comprises the world's seventh-largest economy and hosts more than 200 of the world's largest companies.

30 Jan 2018 12:30 AM IST

Dalit groups protesting at Thane railway station during the Maharashtra Bandh on Wednesday following clashes between two groups in Bhima Koregaon near Pune, in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

It's safer to let the past remain undisturbed

It all began with the innocent fervour of P.N. Oak, who eulogised the saffron paradise before it was born.

16 Jan 2018 12:42 AM IST

Union Minister of State for Skill Development Anant Kumar Hegde (centre) with BJP leaders in a file photo.

Reflections: In politics, caste still a dominant factor

It would be nice at the start of 2018 to wish that caste ceases to define a person's identity.

2 Jan 2018 1:34 AM IST

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Reflections: Superpower-to-be that is forever emerging'

The UN's criticism of Kazakhstan's curbs on most freedoms didn't discomfit Mr Modi.

27 Dec 2017 12:23 AM IST

Under Modi and Shah, the BJP has ousted the Congress from power in Maharashtra, Haryana, Jharkhand, Assam, Uttarakhand, Goa, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur. (Photo: PTI)

Reflections: BJP stooped to conquer, Congress must not follow it

If the Congress lost some constituencies in Himachal, so did the BJP in Gujarat.

19 Dec 2017 12:37 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted dinner for Ivanka Trump at Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad. (Photo: DC)

Reflections: After Ivanka, will papa Don come calling soon?

A nation's interests are eternal and perpetual and governments must follow them.

5 Dec 2017 12:38 AM IST

Royal Societys first Indian-origin president, Nobel Prize-winning scientist Venki Ramakrishnan, welcomed the latest batch into the ranks of the society on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Reflections: What would India be if the British never came?

Britain steered India's transition from medievalism to modernity.

21 Nov 2017 12:42 AM IST

Sir Michael Fallon has had to quit just when he was all set to become the longest-serving Conservative defence minister in history.

Hullabaloo in UK: Is this the biggest scandal?

Sir Michael Fallon has had to quit just when he was all set to become the longest-serving Conservative defence minister...

7 Nov 2017 4:51 AM IST

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Photo: AP)

Reflections: A way out for Israel & Palestinians?

Palestine was cleansed of Palestinians before the phrase ethnic cleansing' was coined.

24 Oct 2017 12:59 AM IST

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont told a crowd of cheering supporters (Photo: AFP)

Reflections: Catalan lessons for all diverse societies

Nearly 21 per cent of foreign investment goes to Catalonia, which draws workers from all over Spain.

10 Oct 2017 12:39 AM IST