The Day of Reckoning has arrived for China

'The fatal mistake for the USSR was the invasion of Afghanistan.' 'Quite possibly the fatal mistake for the Chinese empire is the assault on Ladakh,' observes Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Prabhjot......

The Quad Needs Wind in its Sails

'Chinese dominance reduces India's influence in South and Southeast Asia and erodes its status globally.''For a country striving to create a multipolar Asia, it would be a serious setback,' says......

For talks to happen, Pakistan must walk away from terror: PM

'India alone cannot walk the path of peace. It also has to be Pakistan's journey to make,' says Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the government's geo-political flagship initiative "Raisina......

Hiroshima memory must never fade, says Obama on historic visit

IMAGE: President Barack Obama carries a wreath as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks on, in front of a cenotaph. Photographs: Toru Hanai/Reuters Barack Obama became the first sitting US......

Modi joins Twitter of the East ahead of China visit

Modi logs on to Sina Weibo, microblogging site part-owned by Alibaba; gets a mixed welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is set to visit China later this month, may now give competition to the......

India, Australia eye $40-billion trade in 5 years

India and Australia on Thursday announced the launch of formal negotiations for comprehensive market opening pact and agreed to double bilateral trade to $ 40 billion in the next five years."It was......

Australia imposes tough rules on cigarette firms

Australia has become the first country to initiate a new law proposing strict packaging rules for tobacco companies to sell their cigarette packs 'plain' without display of logo or imagery on the......

Climate: India refers to Australia as 'ayatollah'

Serious differences have emerged between India and Australia over the direction of talks at the climate summit in Copenhagen with Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh lashing out at Canberra, dubbing......

Tania Zaetta free to sue Australian Defence Dept

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd -- avoiding any comment on the sex scandal involving actress Tania Zaetta and Australian troops in Afghanistan --said the entertainer was free to sue the defence......

'Taylor should stand up as chairman of Cricket Australia'

Luminaries call for Cricket Australia chairman to resign Pressure was building on Cricket Australia chairman David Peever to resign on Tuesday in the wake of the release of a scathing independent......

Australia demand ICC answers over DRS after Khawaja's controversial dismissal

Cricket's decision review system was further dragged through the mire on Thursday after another controversial decision in the third Ashes Test with the irate Australian board and even Prime......

Ex-PM says Australia's sports image 'torpedoed' by doping report

A damning report into doping in Australian sport has "torpedoed" the country's identity as a nation of fair play and investigators must quickly name the athletes and teams involved, according to......

NZ, Aus hockey teams to reasses WC security

New Zealand and Australia will reassess the security measures put in place for the forthcoming hockey World Cup in India in the wake of the reported terror threats issued to foreign teams during......

Barath's ton proved Aussies not to be feared: Lara

Adrian Barath's century in his debut Test at Brisbane proved that the visiting West Indies team should not unnecessarily fear the Australians, batting great Brian Lara said. Speaking at the......