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In January, Qatar announced that talks with Moscow on supplying the sophisticated S-400 system were at an \advanced stage\. (Photo: AFP)Featured
Just not defence, new improved S-400s can hit back

President Trump's comment that India will find out about the US reaction to the purchase.

14 Oct 2018 2:26 AM IST

The Armys needs have to be addressed, irrespective of whether it is the weapons or bullet-proof jackets or the infrastructure required to support officers and soldiers.Featured
Meet army's needs first, increase fleet strength'

The IAF had long ago sought enhancement of its fleet to 126 fighters.

14 Oct 2018 2:23 AM IST

The report \The Manifold Travails of the Indian Air Force\ argues that Indian air dominance is vital for deterrence and stability in Southern Asia, and for preserving the strategic balance in the Indo Pacific region.Featured
In India's defence

The first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant is scheduled to roll out of the Kochi shipyard only by 2021-23, almost...

14 Oct 2018 2:21 AM IST

For India Biomass-based energy generation has to be the major focus area of renewable energy programme.Featured
Hurry! Line up fossil fuel alternatives

Coal consumption has increased from 71.2 MT to 462.7 MT, while crude-petroleum consumption has gone up from 18.4 MT to...

30 Sept 2018 4:00 AM IST

Ill informed and emotionally charged politicians call for reduction in the price of diesel and petrol.Featured
Oil shock: Surging prices and effect on the economy

PM must appeal to the industry in India to save consumption of diesel and petrol by 10%. This is not impossible.

30 Sept 2018 3:51 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: AP)Featured
More to Pakistan rebuff than meets the eye

The last thing that PM Modi wants, is to be a one-term premier like Atal Behari Vajpayee's government.

23 Sept 2018 4:41 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran KhanFeatured
How not to conduct foreign policy!

India's Pakistan policy over the past four and a half years is a textbook case of how not to conduct foreign policy.

23 Sept 2018 4:38 AM IST

A lynching is a crude way of telling a section of the population that the law cannot protect them.Featured
Mob lynching under the aegis of law

Lynching is a crude way of telling a section of the population that the law cannot protect them.

19 Sept 2018 3:36 AM IST

The governments plea in the SC that it has “no view of its own” on decriminalising homosexuality is a sham. Image: APFeatured
Approach culture wars with caution

There are strong reasons for the Supreme Court to leave the culture wars to the legislative and executive branches of...

19 Sept 2018 3:33 AM IST

Members of MNS Womens Wing (left) stage a demonstration to protest against hike in fuel prices (Image: PTI)Featured
Govt in trouble over floundering economy?

After a week, the BJP joined hands with the Left Front to call a Bharat Bandh against petrol prices.

9 Sept 2018 5:32 AM IST

Reserve Bank Of IndiaFeatured
Currency crisis: The rupee dilemma

Even in this case, a helping-hand and some level of intervention would be needed from the Reserve bank of India.

9 Sept 2018 5:26 AM IST

A senior KSRTC officer said, When fuel prices were hiked, we assumed they would drop but now, our fuel expenditure has risen. (Representational Image)Featured
Rising fuel prices: The road ahead

States, especially Kerala, pointed out that with everything being brought under GST, states' options to raise resources...

9 Sept 2018 5:20 AM IST

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