Why Xi Jinping's fantasy will be crushed by reality

'Ladakh is a tiny salami-slice issue.' 'The big one for China is Arunachal Pradesh, more than 83,000 sq km.' 'Do they imagine they can grab any of this by force?' 'In the 21st century, nursing......

'Indian, Chinese soldiers were thrown into the lake'

'It is pure luck that we did not have any body bags, otherwise things could have been nasty.'Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd) explains the recent India-China military standoff in Ladakh. IMAGE:......

Arunachal: Where Elephants Roam at 10,000 feet

'This is the only place on earth where Elephas maximus climbs to these heights.'A fascinating excerpt from Stephen Alter's Wild Himalaya: A Natural History Of The Greatest Mountain Range On Earth.......

Why so many die climbing Everest

Long queues near the top prolonged the wait times this year, causing oxygen tanks and physical endurance to drain on the way down.The 'traffic jams' likely contributed to the death of 11 people......

Despite setbacks, India's reforms story is not over

States are actively encouraged to find solutions to reform hurdles. It took two months of courting, dozens of negotiators and final talks that ran into the early hours, but Maharashtra secured its......

Roads before welfare: Modi faces dissent over spending shakeup

In his first full-year budget, approved by parliament on May 7, Modi halved funding for a scheme that gives millions of poor children free food and drastically cut allocations to make clean water......

Modi goes shopping for nuclear power in France and Canada

Modi has made nuclear power a key element of his clean energy strategy Prime Minister Narendra Modi aims to advance the purchase of massive nuclear reactors and fuel from France and Canada to power......

Modi govt puts brakes on India's universal health plan

The National Health Assurance Mission aims to provide free drugs, diagnostic services and insurance for serious ailments for India's 1.2 billion people. Image: A drastic cutback of an ambitious......

Wonderful year for women at Oscars

Critics of Miramax, the mini studio fabled for its award-winning medium budget hits, had to eat humble pie when its movies won at least 30 Oscar nominations this week. In addition, The Hours, which......

EPL PIX: Arsenal go top; Man United down Everton

Images from the Premier League matches played on Saturday, March 9.  Late Havertz header sends Arsenal top IMAGE: Arsenal's Kai Havertz heads to score the winnwer against Brentford at......

How many Tests have India won inside 2 days?

IMAGE: India's players celebrate a wicket during the second and final Test against South Africa in Cape Town. Photograph: BCCI/X India's seven-wicket win over South Africa in the second and final......

All Squads: Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup

The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza.      ARGENTINA......

PIX: Brentford thrash Manchester Utd; Champs City cruise

A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League. IMAGE: Brentford's jubilant players celebrate after the resounding victory over Manchester United in the Premier League match at Brentford......

EPL PIX: Liverpool held; Spurs crush Southampton

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday. IMAGE: Aleksandar Mitrovic celebrates scoring the first goal for Fulham against Liverpool in the English Premier League match at......