'Why Can't Mr Modi Reopen The Passes To Tibet?'

On August 5, 1953, Jawaharlal Nehru sent a strange note to the foreign secretary. It is worth mentioning because it was symptomatic of the lack of knowledge about Western Tibet in India and in......

Revealed! What Led To The 1962 War?

As India and China continue to face off across the Himalayas six decades later, the echoes of that earlier conflict remain unmistakable. The core of China's sensitivity lies not in maps or mountain......

Wangchuk's wife trashes 'Pak link' charge, blames forces for violence

Jailed activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife Gitanjali Angmo has trashed allegations of "Pakistan link" and financial irregularities against him. IMAGE: The Leh market wears a deserted look after a......

'Iranians Love India'

'Iranians admire Indian cinema and often mention Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan when you meet them.' IMAGE: An ambulance burned in the Israeli attacks on a street in Tehran, June 23, 2025.......

Covid-hit Chinese economy grows 4.9% in Q3

China's economy, which suffered 6.8 per cent slump in the first quarter due to the coronavirus pandemic -- the worst in 44 years -- bounced back posting 4.9 per cent growth between July and......

Modi confident, India all set for economic revolution

The aspirations, energy, enterprise and skills of the youth will be the force for India's economic transformation Pitching India as the next frontier of "economic revolution", Prime Minister......

Chinese economy is first to recover from coronavirus crisis

Analysts, however, predict it would be an uphill climb for export-reliant China's economy going forward as it faced intensified conflict with the US and the negative fallout on its external trade......

How a Chinese firm is changing the face of global eCom

A new book by a former Alibaba executive explores Jack Ma’s mercurial mind. An extract: Jack [Ma] strolled into my office, once again flashing his mischievous grin. He shut the door behind......

Writing With Fire: Only Indian Film In The Oscar Race

'This is a film that speaks to the spirit of women who have been cast into the bottom of India's social hierarchy, and how they have navigated their way to redefine the meaning of power.' IMAGE: A......

5 Must Watch Movies at Mumbai Film Festival 2014

Brilliant movies from China, Ethiopia, Austria and India line up for Mumbai. This year, the Mumbai Film Festival (MFF) almost never happened, after the festival’s main benefactor until last......

'Sky Is Pink required big stars'

'There is never a safe choice in the movie business.''Everything is chance.' IMAGE: Priyanka Chopra and Farhan Akhtar in The Sky Is Pink. Siddharth Roy Kapur understands the business of the movies......

The Last Tango with Bernardo Bertolucci

Aseem Chhabra salutes the Italian Master and his cinema. IMAGE: Maria Schneider and Marlon Brando in Last Tango in Paris. It was the summer of 1974. I had just finished high school and my father......

Christian sect Born Again behind Sri Lanka's T20 WC failure?

The report added that cult members had approached certain members of the cricket team, who are Buddhists, to influence them.  The panel, constituted in November last year to assess the......