Ukraine Crisis: Time for Modi To Leave A Mark on India's Foreign Policy

Modi has the chance to break out of India's passive mode and firmly tell Russia that in this day and age, India will not support unilateral invasions, asserts Harishchandra Dighe. IMAGE: A child......

China, Iran cosy up: India is the loser

Iran's decision to keep India out and welcome China to the scene is a huge strategic setback for India, observes Dr Rajaram Panda. IMAGE: In 2017, India sent its first consignment of wheat to......

What remains of the October Revolution in St Petersburg

It's been 100 years since Lenin and the Bolsheviks overthrew the government, and its legacy remains visible even today in the buildings and monuments scattered throughout St Petersburg.T N Ninan......

Why Communism will never die

On November 7, which marks 100 years of the Russian Revolution, Syed Firdaus Ashraf recalls a conversation he once had on Communism. November 7, 2017 marks the centenary of the Bolshevik......

Remote village catches Olympic fever

In a remote village in eastern Siberia, the Kontoyev family are anxiously preparing to follow the Athens Olympics.The Kontoyevs are the pride of the small Yakut village of Magarass, hidden in a......