'Attempt to change status quo at LAC is unacceptable'

As the pandemic unfolded, the India-China relationship has come under severe stress.To restore normalcy, agreements between the two countries must be respected scrupulously in their entirety.Where......

Dream of Vajpayee's friend comes true after opening of Atal Tunnel

The decades-long dream of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's friend, Arjun Gopal, came true on Saturday with the inauguration of Atal Tunnel at Rohtang in Himachal Pradesh. IMAGE: A view......

'It's very difficult to negotiate with the Chinese'

'Our biggest advantage is that the troops are much better trained and motivated than the Chinese and can improvise and manage with a part of the resources.' IMAGE: An Indian Army convoy drives......

India is paying for Modi's wooing of Xi

'China was a relationship from which Mr Modi had expected the most it seems.''It showed in a string of summits, and somewhat breathless celebration of Xi Jinping.''It was hasty and simplistic,'......

Why the Nano is a killer car

If the Volkswagen Beetle could become an icon over time, then why not the Nano, asks Subir Roy.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com We're just back from Puri, declared the friend who, with his......

Manali-Leh railway link soon

In a major move to push tourism in the hill states and counter Chinese expansion in the Tibetan region, the Railways ministry has prepared a blueprint to set up an ambitious 480 kilometre Manali -......

Glacier man's project starved of funds

Chewang Norphel brought down glaciers, literally, to Ladakh. Water from Norphel's artificial glaciers enable farmers to till their land in April, grow plenty of fodder, barley and vegetables. But......