Turn the prism of the past
India must view in a new light its ties with both China and Pakistan Succinctly put, China’s initiative to create…
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Deferment of Indo-US 2+2: Turbulence in ties or inconvenient scheduling?
It was a strange way to announce the postponement of the first-ever simultaneous meeting of the Indian and American defense…
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The abrupt end of an unlikely alliance
The PDP and the BJP were always going to part ways. It’s clear Kashmir is headed for troubled times “At…
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Taking the UNHCR report in stride
The killings of Bukhari and Aurangzeb were meant to provoke New Delhi, which decided to be seen as tough “If…
Read MoreTrauma at the border
As part of its “zero-tolerance” approach to dealing with undocumented migrants, the Donald Trump administration in the U.S. has been…
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Dinesh D’Souza, Once Ousted from Job for Adultery, Now Pardoned by President Trump
“Let me put in my two cents worth: Donald Trump issued the pardon because he wants Dinesh D’Souza out there, continuing…
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An improbable friendship
“Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un have stunned the world. They may yet surprise us by pulling off a détente.” “With…
Read MoreTrump-Kim summit – Can the virus of informal summits proliferate?
Practitioners of old-style diplomacy are yet to catch their breath after the curtains had come down on the Trump-Kim summit…
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No longer seeing eye to eye?
With India recalibrating its relations with other powers, the India-U.S. equation is not quite balancing out At his speech at…
Read MoreThe Karnataka effect: Mending fences with Advani & allies
BJP president Amit Shah is busy making pilgrimages to places he had rarely bothered to visit while his party logged…
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Will India join the US in Scientific Revolution?
Trump has offered India 100% access to all US Technologies and treat India as the closest ally “Close alignment with…
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How Congress stunned Akalis in Shahkot
Shahkot by-election in Punjab was caused by the death of an Akali former minister Ajit Singh Kohar. In order to…
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Five Worst Dictators in the last 100 years- We Are The People Report
Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina tops the list NEW YORK (TIP): We Are The People (WRTP) is a human…
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China and South Korea Pushing for Trump-Kim Summit-Advantage Trump
“China and North Korea want the U.S. to withdraw its base in South Korea and recall 40,000 of its army. …
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U.S.-North Korea: a deal that can be done
The Korean imbroglio reflects America’s fear of any meaningful adjustment to the global balance of power The whirlwind U.S.-North Korean…
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The Transatlantic Variants
“As India stands at a crossroads, it should chart its course picking up the best ideas and practices that promote…
Read MoreByelection results: BJP needs another wave in 2019
The loss in the Kairana Lok Sabha byelection has confirmed the erosion of voter enthusiasm towards the BJP in UP.…
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Immigrant-Bashing Helps MS-13
“The president’s inflammatory rhetoric is counterproductive to the goal that we the people, including new arrivals in America, seek—to live…
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Along the Borders
Unmindful, or perhaps too mindful, of the date, the U.S. inaugurated its new embassy building in Jerusalem last week, on…
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A time to think fast: on the US exit from the Iran deal
The U.S.’s exit from the Iran nuclear deal puts India in a spot on many counts The global non-proliferation regime…
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Architecture of the Mandate
The lesson from Karnataka: the parties opposed to the BJP must work together from the word go With the two…
Read MoreArbitrary, capricious: on Karnataka mandate
The Governor has banked not so much on the count the BJP had, as on what it could engineer In…
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It’s not about the nuclear deal
The U.S. won’t ease the terms of sanctions on Iran, as the goal is regime change in Tehran “The impact…
Read MoreTrump’s Iran walk-back: Double whammy for India after CATSA
Just when Indian diplomats were figuring out how to mitigate the impact of Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CATSA)…
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Air India’s Pragmatism before Sale
Perhaps the most exploited airline in the world is our Air India. The powerful politicians and influential bureaucrats of our…
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Karnataka election: voters to choose between tainted leadership and clean governance
“In contrast to the BJP rule, the Congress Party under the leadership of Siddaramaiah has fulfilled many of the promises…
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The Rocky Road to 2019
Concrete steps are needed to defuse crises that could disrupt India’s political and social equilibrium “The authorities also need to…
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When India and China Meet
By Nirupama Rao The message from Wuhan is: let us give each other space and rationalize our differences in a…
Read MoreCaught in the visa vice, Indian spouses face more restrictions in the US
The US Citizens and Immigration Services agency has been taking positions that make it more and more difficult for individuals…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China should be seen in the context of the flux of global geopolitics
By P.S. Raghavan Prime Minister Narendra Modi goes to China on April 27, against the background of turbulence in global…
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