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Indranil Banerjie | Ukraine fast losing friends as no end to war is visible

Indranil Banerjie | Ukraine fast losing friends as no end to war is...

Over 19 months into the war with Russia, Ukraine for the first time is sensing a weakening in support from its...

13 Oct 2023 5:56 PM

DC Edit | Speaker ousted, US House chaos

DC Edit | Speaker ousted, US House chaos

‘Revenge’ time in US politics continues like sequels of a horror movie. So cleaved are they that the Speaker...

5 Oct 2023 6:35 PM

DC Edit | China playing mischief again

DC Edit | China playing mischief again

In a rerun of August 2022 when it flexed its military muscle to send clear warnings to it just as the former Speaker of...

9 April 2023 6:54 PM

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

Shikha Mukerjee | Insurrection in America: How tail wagged the dog!

After 14 failed attempts to win the Speaker’s gavel, Kevin McCarthy finally succeeded in bartering his authority...

11 Jan 2023 7:16 PM

The saving grace is the White House remains the preeminent centre of political power with a capacity to govern. (Photo: AFP)

DC Edit | Speaker battle leaves US bruised

Kevin McCarthy is the Speaker after a bruising battle, but the traditions of US democracy, once considered a model for...

8 Jan 2023 6:51 PM

US President Joe Biden (AP)

Republicans gain control of House; Biden sends congratulatory message

The Republicans now have 218 seats as against 211 of the Democratic Party

17 Nov 2022 4:08 AM