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The Chinese have been eyeing the Doka La plateau since any troops stationed there will be away from visible observation and beyond artillery range of Indian forces either based in North or north-east Sikkim.

When China pokes Indian bear

Bhutan is the only country in the Indian sub-continent that does not have formal diplomatic relations with China.

9 July 2017 3:13 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: PTI)

Ocean is solution to problem in mountains

India should respond to Chinese moves in the Himalayas and the subcontinent with counter-moves in the South China Sea...

9 July 2017 3:05 AM IST

Former prime minister Indira Gandhi with former French president Charles de Gaulle in Paris on March 25, 1966.

State visits then & now

Our Prime Minister Modi's proposal to exclude officials of the terrorism sponsoring nations from entering the G20...

9 July 2017 2:59 AM IST

Farmers protest by throwing tomatoes on National Highway-33 at Bundu near Ranchi for not getting a fair price for their produce. (Photo: PTI)

Loan waiver is no free lunch

The 3 stakeholders here are farmers, governments and banks. Each of them has to look at this scheme from different...

2 July 2017 4:19 AM IST

The winds of apathy sown over these four decades are being reaped now in the form of whirlwinds of protests by poor farmers, most of whom face extreme hardships.

Agriculture's 1991-moment

Agriculture has been ill-served by the indifference of the Establishment for the last at least 40 years.

2 July 2017 4:12 AM IST

Farmers dump potatoes on the road due to falling prices in Jalandhar. (Photo: PTI)

From Jai Kisan to die Kisan'

Each and every day presents uncertainty to the farmer, who succumbs to vagaries of the market.

2 July 2017 4:03 AM IST

The registration window for traders who failed to register for GST will open again on June 25.

GST will get states more than VAT

India is one of the last of the large countries to adopt the GST.

25 Jun 2017 3:30 AM IST

Not sure, say experts while people keep their fingers crossed as there were not given time to voice their opinion

On your mark, Get Set, Take off

Will GST, set to be rolled out on June 30 midnight, create One nation, One tax'?

25 Jun 2017 3:15 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Does Modi have a Trump Card?

Given Trump's personality, much would be achieved if Modi succeeds in building a personal rapport with him.

18 Jun 2017 1:56 AM IST

Dev 360: Skill India right, its the key to our future

Dev 360: Skill India right, it's the key to our future

The skills of the future are premised on a certain level of education and exposure, which the vast majority of India's...

15 Jun 2017 3:40 AM IST

BIZARRE CLAIMS: Trump said India, China signed the Paris pact to get â€œbillions and billionsâ€of dollars from developed nations. (Photo: AP)

Going green in the time of Trump

Some states within the US like California and private sector entities are setting examples for other sub-national states...

11 Jun 2017 3:57 AM IST

Centres ban on cattle trade at livestock markets seen as a ploy to prohibit cow slaughter.

MOO(T) point Keep the cow pot boiling

Centre's ban on cattle trade at livestock markets seen as a ploy to prohibit cow slaughter.

8 Jun 2017 1:39 AM IST