India-China: Protracted talks, contested sovereignties

In addition to the legal claims of territories, the political signals from Beijing also need to be deciphered and considered before a territorial dispute resolution can be made by India, says......

Shivraj Patil is 'Left' doomed once again

The Left no longer has a position of pre-eminence with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, having slid from 61 MPs in the last Lok Sabha to 24 in the present one, but it continues to......

Terrorism: Are infantry commandos the answer?

India has a long tradition, post-independence, of politicians taking arbitrary decisions on security issues. The latest instance is of scuttling the Indian Premier League cricket tournament citing......

'Once polls are announced all will fall in line'

T S Krishnamurthy was Chief Election Commissioner from February 2004 to May 2005, and it was on his watch that the 2004 Lok Sabha elections were held. As the nation debates the desirability of......

F1 float may finally get off grid

Plans to float Formula One may finally get the green light in the coming weeks, a proposed listing in Singapore giving investors a chance to buy a chunk of the business behind the high-speed motor......

Manchester duo knocked out of Europa League

The Manchester clubs' wretched continental seasons ended on Thursday as outclassed United and battling City suffered contrasting Europa League last-16 exits to an exhilarating Athletic Bilbao and a......

England, France seek to end bad year on a high

England coach Fabio Capello and his French counterpart Laurent Blanc will both want to end a hugely disappointing year with a win on Wednesday but will try to achieve their aims in different......

EPL in new transfer spending low

English Premier League clubs' transfer spending dropped to a seven-year low in the January window compared to a record high last year, as financial woes weighed on the market, according to business......

Anelka comes home to find joy at Chelsea

Nicolas Anelka's arrival at Chelsea in January last year hardly had the fans buzzing amid all the big-money signings since Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich transformed the fortunes of the......