For Taliban, US is Important

The Taliban knows that Washington holds the key, points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Men sell Taliban flags outside the former United States embassy in Kabul, October 8, 2021.......

Trump cancels secret talks with Taliban over Kabul attack

United States President Donald Trump has cancelled a 'secret' summit with Taliban leaders and his Afghan counterpart after the insurgent group claimed responsibility for a deadly attack in Kabul......

How long can India avoid engaging Pakistan?

'Any 'de-escalation' that brings down tensions will deprive the BJP of a plank with seamless possibilities to project PM Modi as the 'iron prime minister' and hype up jingoism in the upcoming......

No Chinese upmanship at BRICS please!

'It is unrealistic to expect that security dilemmas and strategic distrust to disappear or even diminish any time soon,' says Rup Narayan Das. The three-day 9th Brazil, Russia, India, China and......

India to seek foodgrain stockpiling solutions at WTO

A legally vetted proposal on TFA on services would be submitted by India within the next few days. India will send an expert team to World Trade Organization headquarters in Geneva next month to......

Why the outlook for globalisation is bleak

Although the returns from outward-looking policies are less today, substantial gains can still be made with good policies and initiatives, says Shankar Acharya. Twenty years from now, if the world......

Over 2 lakh patent applications pending with govt

The government has taken several measures to clear the applications and that includes sanctioning of 373 additional posts in the patent wing. As many as 2.37 lakh patent applications are pending......

India to soon ratify WTO trade pact

  India has completed most of the consultation process related with the World Trade Organization's trade facilitation agreement and the government is expected to ratify it at the......

AIFF's grand plans to improve Indian football...

IMAGE: Head coach Igor Stimac has already advocated the need to select PIO players for the Indian team. Photograph: AIFF/X The All India Football Federation is exploring the possibility of......

Injured Anwar Ali misses cut in Asian Cup probables

IMAGE: Indian defender Anwar Ali. Photograph: Mumbai City FC/X India will be missing its key central defender Anwar Ali because of his ankle injury in the upcoming AFC Asian Cup in Qatar starting......

PHOTOS: The joy of watching Brazil in full flow

IMAGE: Richarlison ran onto an incisive pass from captain Thiago Silva to easily beat South Korea goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu for Brazil's third goal during the FIFA World Cup round of 16 match at......

FIFA World Cup 2022: The Venues

Eight stadiums in Doha will host 64 matches at the World Cup and the unique nature of the tournament, which is being held in one location, allows fans to attend more than one game a day, with the......

Nadal to skip Miami; Thiem looks to reset

Recovering Nadal to skip Miami and focus on clay court swing IMAGE: Rafael Nadal at a practice session. Photograph: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images Rafael Nadal will skip the Miami Open that......