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Why containment of Pakistan is better than war

IMAGE: The Uri army camp, September 20, 2016. Photograph: PTI 'Terrorism is merely a symptom of a deeper disease in Pakistan's body politic,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). The Uri base attack......

Pakistan tends to resemble a suicide bomber

'The only effective defence against a suicide attack is 'pre-emptive' destruction of the attacker,' argues Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). In 1855, as troops of the East India Company massed for an......

India, the lamb state

Fifty years ago, India's first prime minister passed into the ages. On his death anniversary, May 27, Lieutenant General Eric A Vas (retd) commenced rediff.com's series to......

The legacy of Sardar Patel: History as a political football!

The debate on Sardar Patel’s legacy is less about the Sardar and more about the acute sense of threat felt by the Delhi establishment at the rise of Narendra Modi and questions he has raised......

Cyclone Phailin: Planes grounded; road, rail traffic disrupted

With Cyclone Phailin set to hit Odisha and Andhra Pradesh coasts on Saturday evening, rail, road and air traffic has been badly disrupted in the states. The Railways have cancelled all trains......

Indian firms reject Google Play's new bill plan

Google Play will from July 1 slash its 30 per cent billing fee to 15 per cent for developers globally. Indian industry snubbed Google Play’s decision to cut by half its commission for......

Why there was an SMS outage this week

Instead of relying on technology that is not in their control, businesses should stop using SMS based OTPs and start using other software-based or hardware-based token authentication, which are in......

5 Indians among Fortune's influential young people in business

As many as five Indians have featured in this year's Fortune 40 under 40 list, an annual ranking of the most influential young people in the world of business. Image: Dhivya Surayadevera......

'Net neutrality: Free access should never be curtailed'

When the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India put up a consultation paper on its web site on March 27, asking users for their views on net neutrality, it probably did not expect an......

Mobile booking for travel tickets gains speed

With affordable internet services, decline in handset prices, more thrust from service providers and convenience of mobile usage, an increasing number of people have begun to plan their travel......

'I am inclined towards offbeat films'

Regina Cassandra made an impressive debut with Siva Manasulo Sruthi (SMS). She went on to do Routine Love Story (RLS), Ra Ra Krishnayya, Kotha Janta and Power. Regina’s new Telugu film titled......

'Kaminey is a reminder that we have a dark side'

William Shakespeare wasn't the source for Vishal Bhardwaj's Kaminey but the Bard whose Othello inspired Bharadwaj's hit Omkara and whose Macbeth became Maqbool was very much looking over the......

Can Ana Ivanovic overcome the French Open jinx?

What difference can a year make in the life of a tennis player? Quite a lot, it seems. Take Ana Ivanovic as a case in point. A year back, Ivanovic was living a dream. A straight sets win over......

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