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That Obscure Object of Desire: Nuclear energy

With over 17 million tweets, Trump, Clinton debate breaks records

Donald Trump accounted for 64 per cent of the conversation on this social media website, while Clinton accounted for 36 per cent.

Ex-diplomats worry Trump's Kashmir comment may hit Indo-US ties

United States President Donald Trump remarks on Monday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought his mediation on the Kashmir issue will "damage" the Indo-US relations, ex-diplomats said.

Nuke deal: Indian hero who defeated the Americans

'Dr Singh, visibly relieved, said, 'Yesterday night I couldn't sleep. I stayed awake, praying throughout. You have saved the country'.' A fascinating excerpt from former atomic energy chief Dr Anil Kakodkar's memoir Fire And Fury: Transforming India's Strategic Identity.

'This is a process of reconstructing almost from scratch, building a relationship with that important nation in the world, India'

'I would urge my Indian friends to look at how significant the overall support was.'

India-US nuke deal to see light of day in mid-2016

'One thing I've learned about nuclear power is that these are not fast kind of time-lines.'

Winners and losers in the US attack on Syria

'The most striking thing about the US strike on Syria is its futility of purpose beyond a symbolic value to impress the domestic constituency that Trump is a forceful decision-maker,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

'We need to finish the nuclear agreement... I don't think we have finished it'

'If we could break through this symbolic barrier of sanctions and a dysfunctional relationship, we could do anything.'

How PM Modi has outplayed the media

From a ruling party's perspective, the BJP is in a sweet spot; editorial independence and analytical coverage of governance is rapidly declining

Modi@1: Why Modi has to succeed

Modi cannot afford to fail the Indian people and in return the Indian people cannot fail Modi. There is too much riding on this equation for failure to be an option. There is too much invested in this relationship for it to splinter, says Vivek Gumaste.