Ladakh Stand-off: Be prepared to meet fire with fire

'India in 2020 is a lot better prepared than in 1962.' 'It is no longer a pushover; and anything other than a crushing Chinese military victory will be a major loss of face for China,' observes......

The challenges Manmohan Singh faces in China

While China is bigger and feels mightier at the moment, Beijing’s rulers would be well advised not to be tempted to provoke India, for that would only trigger a chain reaction around the......

Bloodstained story of the 'Bikini killer'

Hatchand Bhaonani Gurumukh Charles Sobhraj (born on April 6, 1944), whose life sentence was on Friday last upheld by Nepal's Supreme Court in a 1975 murder case, has spent much of his life in and......

France's Hyper President comes calling

Diplomatically, January is a busy month. The Indian prime minister went to China, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was in India this week while French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be the guest......

Sweet deal for Cadbury India's shareholders

The chocolate may turn a tad bitter for Cadbury India. In a clear victory for the chocolate maker's minority shareholders, Ernst & Young (E&Y)--the Bombay High Court-appointed valuer--has......

Countering the dragon

The Vietnamese Communist Party's official organ, Nhan Dan Daily, says the joint declaration on strategic partnership that Manmohan Singh signed last July with Vietnam's prime minister, Nguyen Tan......

Asean: Wise to take the culture route

Manmohan Singh faced stiff competition in Singapore. No, not at the East Asia Summit or in meetings with the Asean. But the rival attractions of two imaginative exhibitions on India's past and an......