China preparing for 'water war' with India: Report

China has stepped up preparations for a future water war with India by accelerating the construction of a huge dam on the Mabja Zangbo river, just a few kilometres north of the trijunction border......

How fierce 3-day India-Pak battle heralded final victory in 1971

A fierce three-day battle took place between the Indian and Pakistani security forces in a forested finger-shaped village in a swampy area that paved the way for the final victory in the 1971 war......

'I Was Fortunate To Fight The 1971 War'

'The 1971 War was our greatest military victory.''It had so many stories of exceptional valour and leadership.' IMAGE: Indian troops advance into East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) during the 1971......

Pakistan Army Stares At Another Defeat

The Pakistan army is staring at the greatest, scariest, existential threat to its power in their country.This threat has come from a populist riding democratic power, observes Shekhar Gupta.......

India Has Lost The Way Economically

India has the lowest labour force participation rate in South Asia and one of the lowest in the world, points out Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Workers stitch garments at a factory in Jaipur. Photograph:......

Services will steer India's future economy

Whether one likes it or not, services constitute the value-addition sector that the country has to build on, using its comparative advantage in infotech and related skills, suggests T N Ninan.......

Govt sitting on 150 PE/VC applications from China, Hong Kong

Since the Centre tightened the Press Note 3 norms in April last, as many as 150 private equity/venture capital investment applications from China and Hong Kong are pending with the government,......

PE/VC investments into India from China, Hong Kong fall 72% in CY20

The new PN3 norms and lack of clarity on what constitutes beneficial ownership are the primary reasons for the decline in investments from China and Hong Kong. Private equity/venture capital......

The Aussie connect behind Prasidh Krishna's rise...

'He is a huge fan of Brett Lee and likes to bowl fast and with fire like him.' IMAGE: Prasidh Krishna registered a haul of 4/54, the best by an Indian debutant in ODIs, in the opening match......

India's Baahubali Captain

His cricketing brain, always sharp, was blessed with exceptional speed of information absorption and processing.He could quickly zero in on what needed to be done and use the element of surprise to......

On this Day: Birth of a chess legend; India lift Asia Cup

  IMAGE: Garry Kasparov during the World Chess Championships against Vladimir Kramnik at the Riverside Studios, London, in October-November 2000. Photograph: Andrew Redington/ALLSPORT/Getty......

'Four-day Test a conspiracy against Asian teams, BCCI will not let it happen'

IMAGE: Shoaib Akhtar also echoed Sachin Tendulkar's view that a four-day game will take away the advantage from spinners. Photograph: SNAPS INDIA Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has......

The man who changed Indian cricket forever

'A man who is sometimes loved and loathed in equal measure, a man we're seemingly tired of seeing yet can't imagine life without.'Dhruv Munjal salutes the incomparable M S Dhoni. Photograph:......