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President-elect Donald Trump stands at the entrance of Mar-a-Lago and waves to reporters after meeting with Carlyle Group co-founder and co-CEO David Rubenstein, Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Of dull paradoxes & arid oxymorons

Donald Trump showed that a repressed democracy comes up with caricatures, with exaggerations of its repressed self.

31 Dec 2016 2:29 AM IST

Identifying terrorism as the biggest threat facing India and Pakistan, he said the time has come to effectively deal with terrorists as well as those who spread mischief and violence in the name of religion. (Representational Image, Photo: AP)

Stories of race and isolation in London

The report has no instantly implementable solutions to the obvious and growing social dislocation caused by this evolved...

31 Dec 2016 2:08 AM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (Photo: PTI)

Waiting Game: 3 am tweet' mantri resets MEA

Sushma Swaraj has effected this shift brilliantly and has set the bar extremely high for future foreign ministers.

30 Dec 2016 3:48 AM IST

Berger and Perez also found that ISIS supporters are exploring other social media platforms to communicate with one another. (Photo: Pixabay)

Dev 360: 2016 Hashtags, hysteria & hope

A safe forecast: hashtag wars and hysteria will continue, never mind the hacking of famous Twitter accounts.

30 Dec 2016 3:39 AM IST

A mistake & its fallout...

A mistake & its fallout...

The set of misunderstandings that led to the arrest of Naved B are not particularly surprising.

29 Dec 2016 12:59 AM IST

Thinking Allowed: Queuing up with hope...For a much better 2017!

Thinking Allowed: Queuing up with hope...For a much better 2017!

A new year is waiting. A year full of possibilities.

27 Dec 2016 12:26 AM IST

Talking Turkey: After UN vote, Mideast awaits Trump tremors

Talking Turkey: After UN vote, Mideast awaits Trump tremors

The Palestinian cause will now figure as a major barometer of the progress of the Trump era.

26 Dec 2016 12:45 AM IST

US President-elect Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Waiting Game: Shadows of the past loom on 2017

The traditional multilateral architecture of Asia is under strain.

25 Dec 2016 12:23 AM IST

Modi, the true master

Modi, the true master

His initial announcement was so powerful and energetic that it carried popular opinion.

25 Dec 2016 12:22 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Dividing Lines: How Modi is trying to rework idea of India

Citizenship today is not a refuge, an act of homecoming, a set of entitlements.

23 Dec 2016 12:41 AM IST

Donald Trump clashed with Silicon Valley on several issues during the campaign, including immigration, government surveillance and encryption. (Photo: AFP)

Will Mideast be first flashpoint for Trump?

Israelis greeted Mr Trump's poll victory as a signal for announcing new settlements.

19 Dec 2016 12:27 AM IST

Ever since the Centre announced the demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes, people have been rushing to banks to exchange the old notes for new ones. (Representational Image)

Both BJP, Opp. are mismanaging crisis

The government says it will take another month, till the middle of January, before the system is stable.

18 Dec 2016 1:09 AM IST