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Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. (Photo by Gabriel DUVAL / AFP)

Manish Tewari | Why Kissinger's Legacy in South Asia is a Toxic One

Henry Kissinger lived to be one hundred years old. When he finally hung up his boots on November 29, 2023, he left...

17 Dec 2023 12:02 AM IST

Armed British police officers patrol near 10 Downing Street, the official residence of British Prime Minister. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Sunak lives on the edge: Will he take the UK into icy...

“O Bachchoo there is no destiny No man’s preordained fate Creatures of the best-in-me If we don’t...

15 Dec 2023 9:35 PM IST

Narendra Modi will be accompanied on the 1.8 km roadshow by Union minister and state BJP president G. Kishan Reddy, Rajya Sabha MP Dr K Laxman and senior leaders. The BJP is making elaborate arrangements for the Prime Ministers roadshow.

Shobhaa De | Word of Year: Where there is no fizz, there's no Rizz'

Tis the season for lists. I love it! All lists are, by definition, highly subjective and arbitrary, which makes it more...

15 Dec 2023 9:29 PM IST

People pass by the BSE bull outside BSE Building.(Photo- PTI)

DC Edit | Stock markets on steroids

When the US Federal Reserve hinted at a possible rate cut of 75 basis points going ahead, it set off celebrations on...

15 Dec 2023 9:16 PM IST

The figure doesnt include the indirect costs of burning oil, coal and gas, such as the harm fossil fuel emissions do to the environment and human health. (AFP Photo)

DC Edit | Rich nations must pay for decarbonisation

World has acknowledged that a climate deal should involve transitioning away from fossil fuels

15 Dec 2023 8:29 PM IST

Israeli soldiers prepare to go to the Gaza Strip, near the border area in southern Israel amid ongoing battles with the Palestinian Hamas movement. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)

DC Edit | Pragmatic India Backs Gaza Truce

It was on the gathering strength of the evidence that India had to change its stance on the Israel- Hamas war to vote...

15 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

Chinese incursions in the South China Sea escalate tensions with Asian neighbors. (AFP File Image)

Debotri Dhar | Chanakya, China & diverse ideals of global friendship

Kautilya (375-283 BCE), the legendary author of the Indian political treatise Arthashastra and chief adviser...

14 Dec 2023 10:39 PM IST

State Police Interrogate Nilaksha Aich, Friend of Lalit Jha, in Connection to Parliament Smoke Protest. (Image:ANI)

DC Edit | Shocking Security Lapse In Parl, Answers Needed

The security breach in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday when two persons who managed to get into the public gallery jumped...

14 Dec 2023 9:31 PM IST

A 17-member delegation of election officials, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, reached Hyderabad on Tuesday as part of a three-day visit to assess poll preparedness for the Assembly elections in Telangana. (Image source: Facebook)

DC Edit | EC must show spine in making polls free and fair

Free and fair elections are undoubtedly the key precondition for democracy to thrive

14 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

The only claim that the Modi government can make is that national security concern was the reason for making the drastic changes in the status of Jammu and Kashmir. (Representative Image: DC)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | SC's Art. 370 ruling has left key...

Even Hindu-majority Jammu is not happy with the new UT status

14 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

Holding Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik responsible for the blunder, Congress Legislature Party Leader Narasingh Mishra demanded an apology from the CM.

Dilip Cherian | Odisha babus eye giant projects for economic...

Whispers are gaining momentum

14 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US president Joe Biden (Photo: AFP)

DC Edit | Speed bump in India-US ties

Mr Biden is said to be engrossed with his fourth and last State of the Nation address to be delivered in early February

14 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST