India at Hu Jintao's White House dinner

Barack Obama and Hu Jintao tried to pretend that they did not have to take any notice of India's invisible presence, but there it was, as an unseen guest and an indispensable factor in their......

Let us grow up!

Security is a science in the US, it is an art here. Former diplomat TP Sreenivasan offers his take on the controversy over the airport 'pat-down' of Ambassador Meera Shankar A young and erudite......

The pride and prejudices behind the Nobel Prize

‘Today, when Kailash Satyarthi is being honoured with the most prestigious global award, reports appear to the effect that many millions of Indian children are in ‘slavery’. This......

'Modi'fication of foreign policy

Narendra Modi's promise to allow states a bigger say in strategising and building foreign policy is unexceptionable, says TP Sreenivasan. A tough line towards Pakistan, greater attention to......