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The writer is a former ambassador
    India and US: Can the ‘natural allies’ now dance?Opinion
    India and US: Can the ‘natural allies’ now dance?

    Yes, India’s import duties on several US products are high, but the way in which Mr Trump seeks to set them right seem...

    21 Jun 2019 10:57 PM

    Is Congress betraying symptoms of a death wish?Opinion
    Is Congress betraying symptoms of a death wish?

    Unless the Congress Party wins a respectable number of seats in the Assembly elections in UP, it can’t be perceived as...

    8 Jun 2019 2:46 AM

    The perfect team for 2nd innings must deliverOpinion
    The perfect team for 2nd innings must deliver

    Subrahmanyam Jaishankar’s induction as the minister of external affairs has been the biggest surprise.

    2 Jun 2019 8:21 PM

    After huge 2nd mandate, Modi mantra should be ‘raj dharma’Opinion
    After huge 2nd mandate, Modi mantra should be ‘raj dharma’

    It-'s now apparent that the disenchantment with the Modi government on these issues was exaggerated.

    24 May 2019 8:00 PM

    Why is Trump raring to strike at Iran?Opinion
    Why is Trump raring to strike at Iran?

    Some observers including The New York Times feel Mr Trump is indulging in characteristic brinkmanship.

    21 May 2019 8:05 PM

    ‘Half-truths’ and ‘post-truths’ hold sway as India is in grip of election feverOpinion
    ‘Half-truths’ and ‘post-truths’ hold sway as India is in grip...

    Election campaigns sharpen the Indian genius to come up with catchy slogans and acronyms filled with derision and...

    8 April 2019 8:34 PM

    Road ahead after Balakot: Invite Dalai to heal J&KOpinion
    Road ahead after Balakot: Invite Dalai to heal J&K

    Pakistan’s complicity in planning, supporting, directing and executing terrorist attacks in India is well documented.

    25 March 2019 8:50 PM

    Are we headed for Ek Bar Phir, Modi Sarkar?Opinion
    Are we headed for Ek Bar Phir, Modi Sarkar?

    The interim Budget was friendly to the middle class too.

    12 March 2019 9:27 PM

    While other leaders too played important roles, without Dr Ambedkars missionary drive and intellectual weight, the provision of reservation for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes would not have been a part of the Constitution of India.Opinion
    The new reservation policy may not work

    Notwithstanding the Bua-Bhatija alliance for 2019, the harsh reality in UP is that a lot of the atrocities on dalits...

    25 Jan 2019 6:47 PM

    Prime Minister Narendra ModiOpinion
    Halt toxic discourse... Our politics is at its nadir!

    Vigilantism in any name cow, beef, religion, region poses one of the biggest threats to India's social harmony.

    10 Jan 2019 2:19 AM

    Shashi TharoorOpinion
    What kind of national identity' does a culturally-pluralistic India...

    Though inseparably associated with the Hindu religion, the coming Kumbh Mela presents India's cultural pluralism on a...

    3 Jan 2019 8:05 PM

    The slow-motion pictures of Mr Modis first joint press conference with President Donald Trump show how the positive vibes of a hug work. (Photo: AP/File)Opinion
    How India-US ties will transform: An open embrace' or a tight hug'?

    The credit for refining the hug as a potent tool of diplomacy and using it to trigger much warmth and positivity goes to...

    27 Dec 2018 6:42 PM

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