The alphabet soup at Goa
This weekend will see Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his foreign policy team undertake a complex and significant man oeuvre.…
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After the surgery: BJP’s chest-thumping comes at a cost
Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar is not someone who holds himself back for long. His remarks in Mumbai on the Indian…
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“Our pride in the Diwali Stamp will be forever, just like the ‘Forever’ Diwali Stamp”: Ravi Batra
Since Ravi Batra is well known to be deeply involved in the Diwali stamp project from the day of the…
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Don’t count your chickens: Nawaz unable to influence Kashmir policy
Reports about Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif berating the army, which he later denied, had warmed the cockles of even…
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Will war rhetoric defeat development agenda?
All that Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, Director General Military Operations said in the afternoon of September 29 is that there…
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International Day of Non-Violence celebrated at the UN
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and Non-Violence Day was observed, October 2, with a program that…
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Keep US close, Russia closer
During his recent visit to the US, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar signed the LEMOA with his American counterpart, Ashton Carter.…
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Trump was slaughtered by his own buffoonery
In a world on nodding terms with sanity, that surely would be that. After a gruesomely electrifying, barely moderated first…
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Hitting where it hurts: India must keep up the momentum
As I write these lines, Pakistan has strongly denied that the Indian army carried out surgical strikes across the LoC.…
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Crossing the Line of Control
After running through a variety of non-military responses to the September 18 terrorist strike at an Army camp in Uri,…
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Diwali Stamp to be Unveiled October 5: Air India announces Raffle for free travel to India
NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Almost a decade long struggles to have a US postal stamp to commemorate the best known…
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Putin Tightens his Grip
The outcome of Russia's parliamentary election was never in question. The United Russia party of President Vladimir Putin has dominated…
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A PIROUETTE ON PAKISTAN
In February this year, shortly after the attack in Pampore, Jammu and Kashmir, a diplomat belonging to a 'friendly' country…
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‘Senator from Punjab’: How Hillary Clinton Masterminded a Global Scheme to Replace American Workers
Hillary Clinton co-founded the Senate India Caucus, which anti-offshoring advocates say champions “issues important to India, including outsourcing and H-1B…
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A look at how J&K has faced Terror
The deadly attack on an Army Administrative Camp in Jammu & Kashmir's Uri is the biggest terror attack in the…
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A Party in a Hurry – Aam Aadmi Party
Political scientists write with some regret of how a political movement that had tapped the consciousness of lakhs of Indians…
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Consumer Frauds by Health Insurance & Service Providers under Christie Watch
After battling with my Insurer Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield (Horizon) and service provider Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (Barnabas…
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ART OF THE LIE: Politicians have always lied. Does it matter if they leave the truth behind entirely?
CONSIDER how far Donald Trump is estranged from fact. He inhabits a fantastical realm where Barack Obama's birth certificate was…
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After Eid curfew in Kashmir Valley: Politicians need to be pressed in Kashmir
It was left to senior JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav to observe that it was a “frightening situation” that a curfew…
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Letter from Mother Teresa arrives for longtime admirer in Garland
Hillol Ray of Garland, a native of Calcutta, says he’ll pass the letter he received from Mother Teresa last week…
Read MoreMother of the Universe
In the skies of Yugoslavia, a Star was born in the year Nineteen Ten – Who had shunned the world…
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The Marvel of Ingenuity
The marvel of ingenuity disappeared Within the twinkling of an eye- From the skyline of New York on 911, And…
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9/11 remembered 15 years later
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – On Sept 4, Americans will mark 15 years since terrorists attacked the country on September 11,…
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WHISTLING IN THE DARK: The new groupthink in Kashmir is misconceived
Three weeks after the Americans had elected him as their next President, Barack Obama met a group of reporters and…
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Taking the Paris process forward
The ratification of the Paris Agreement on climate change by the United States and China, which together account for 38…
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Stop boring us, Mr. Trump
As the sole surviving super power, the United States demands the attention of the world. And every four years it…
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A Rejoinder to George Abraham’s article – ‘RSS, BJP and India’s independence struggle’
George ji, You have invested lot of time and energy in sharing your views through this article. We are gifted as…
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Mother Teresa declared saint by Pope Francis at Vatican
Mother Teresa, a Catholic nun who devoted her life to help the poor and needy, revered in India, has been declared…
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GANESH CHATURTHI
Ganesha Chaturthi is the Hindu festival celebrated in honour of the god Ganesha, the elephant-headed. The festival, also known as…
Read MoreMother Teresa sainthood on Sunday
Vatican City (TIP): Affectionately called the “saint of the gutters” during her lifetime, Mother Teresa of Calcutta will be made…
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