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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Photo: AFP)

Reflections: Can Erdogan's Turkey be India's credible ally?

Mr Erdogan did indeed obtain popular endorsement of his ambition to become an all-powerful executive President.

25 April 2017 12:26 AM IST

BJP MP Tarun Vijay. (Photo: PTI)

Reflections: Racism in the land of Gandhi and Buddha

The latest round of atrocities has prompted demands for a law banning race discrimination.

11 April 2017 12:13 AM IST

Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in 2012 in the case, but an appeals court ordered a retrial which dismissed the charges two years later. (Photo: AP)

Reflections: The perils of choosing religion over politics

Hundreds of Brotherhood activists were killed when Mr Morsi was toppled; thousands more are languishing in jail.

28 March 2017 12:23 AM IST

Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar

Reflections: Indians head to US in search of a better life

Mr Jaishankar can tell Mr Shannon that 65,000 H1-B visas are issued annually only because the Americans need Indian...

28 Feb 2017 12:11 AM IST

Former Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann (Photo: AP)

Reflections: Lessons from the past for West Asian peace

The US is the power behind Israel's imperial throne.

14 Feb 2017 12:55 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Reflections: Dangers many from a partisan bureaucracy

The rationale is that an official's ideology is not his private business but a public attribute.

31 Jan 2017 12:32 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Central Election Committee (CEC) for Uttrakhand state elections, at BJP headquarters in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Ordinance rule: A throwback to Raj?

President's Rule was imposed five times between 2011 and 2016, including three times by the BJP after coming to power in...

17 Jan 2017 12:44 AM IST

The stricter the immigration laws, the more migrants are in violation of them.

Reflections: Europe can save or kill globalisation

The year that has just ended marked the end of willing globalisation.

3 Jan 2017 1:28 AM IST

President-elect Donald Trump stands at the entrance of Mar-a-Lago and waves to reporters after meeting with Carlyle Group co-founder and co-CEO David Rubenstein, Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Targeting the other'

The phenomenon represents a localism that challenges the internationalist world order, exalting sovereignty above...

29 Dec 2016 1:10 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Reflections: Dark days ahead if State backs bigotry

Mr Modi or Rajnath Singh do not explicitly encourage the victimisation of dalits.

20 Dec 2016 12:41 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Reflections: We need US, but let's not follow it blindly

Modi's presence at Castro's funeral would have served a dual purpose.

6 Dec 2016 12:39 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Reflections: Hypocrisy in India - Where are the rich?

Mr Modi doesn't know how the poor are grappling with this crisis.

22 Nov 2016 12:53 AM IST