The nuclear liability bill needs a rethink

There is an urgent need for a Joint Parliamentary Committee to examine the current liability regime besides a high-powered trans-disciplinary independent experts committee to study the issue, says......

Wanted: A special envoy for Af-Pak

India urgently needs to bring substantial strategic depth to its dealings with Pakistan as well as Afghanistan, arguesE D Mathew, political commentatorThe botched exercise that was the recent talks......

Will Chidambaram be the internal security czar?

While a revamp our internal security architecture is needed, an all powerful home minister may not be such a good idea, writes strategic expert B Raman.Delivering the 22nd Intelligence Bureau......

'One more 26/11 could have huge consequences'

Christophe Jaffrelot, the renowned expert on international relations and religious politics in the Indian sub-continent, explains why Pakistan has become the problem instead of being the solution.......