Power Games in the Indian Ocean

India cannot choose its geography and devise regional strategies to dovetail into the Western Indian Ocean hypothesis conceived in the Pentagon, argues Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: The......

He unearthed horror of slave trade

Amjed Ullah Khan, who helped rescue 15 women from Hyderabad, tells Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com how women get trapped in an underground slave market that 'sells' them to employers who force them......

Time for India to fix relations with Kuwait

'Modi has visited all these three countries (the UAE more than once, inexplicably) but has left out Kuwait and Oman, the two Gulf countries that are closest to India in their political, cultural......

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......

Pandering of so-called wilful defaulters is peculiar to India

Despite the Indian government’s recent efforts, anecdotal evidence indicates that there has been little change in the extortionist behaviour of a significant proportion of tax and police......

New airlines might find flying abroad tougher

The Centre has made its proposed credit-based system for allowing new airlines to fly abroad more stringent. In January, the Union civil aviation ministry had proposed a ‘domestic flying......

IL&FS, Maytas set for global play with Binladin

Sheikh Mohammed bin Ladin was on way to attend his 23rd wedding when his plane crashed. The sheikh, who was 59, died in the crash. But the father of Osama bin Laden, world's most wanted terrorist,......

Obama ought to take up cricket

Experts muse about whether Mr Obama will swing for the fences like President George W. Bush or play small ball like President Bill Clinton. Will he look to hit a home run on climate change or just......