'Russia is not out to violate what they see as their international obligations.' India's Ambassador to Russia Kanwar Sibal in an exclusive interview.
The second and concluding part of Sheela Bhatt's eyewitness account of one of the most talked-about trials in the country, that of Ajmal Kasab, lone surviving terrorist accused in the dreaded Mumbai terror attacks of 26/11
Political parties are getting battle-ready, nominating their best candidates to contest Election 2014... Rediff.com's incomparable Sheela Bhatt begins a new column where she reveals the ground realities in the Battle for India, as only she can. Don't miss it!
Former Foreign Secretary Romesh Bhandari talks about his friendship with Yasser Arafat.
For the first time ever, the BJP's headquarters for a Lok Sabha election is outside New Delhi. Meet the folks behind Narendra Modi's campaign for prime minister.
'This indoctrination of uneducated youth that is going on in Pakistan is a danger to the whole world, not just to India.' Mumbai Joint Commissioner of Police Rakesh Maria, the lead investigator in the attacks case, in his first interview on the acts of terror. Exclusive to rediff.com
India's economic growth does not match its intellectual prowess, but now the government and the private sector are waking up, says Hong Kong tycoon Ronnie Chan.
Kasav is no phantom in police custody -- he is for real and was captured a couple of hours after his career as serial murderer began.
'This is not a simple enemy. It has an organisation and money spread all over the world. It has 3,000, 4,000 suicide bombers,' says Afghan Ambassador Masood Khalili.
'Afghanistan needs not to be abandoned, not to be forgotten,' says Afghan ambassador Masood Khalili.
'You cannot bring down a nation by killing a few people. Certainly not in a country like India,' says National Security Adviser M K Narayanan.
'Modi is now realising what kind of damage he has done to his image after 2002,' says social activist Achyut Yagnik.
'It will be helpful towards the solution of the Kashmir problem,' Pakistan High Commissioner A A Khan \ntells Sheela Bhatt.
'China is fantastic. It's superb. I recommend all of you to go to China to understand it,' says Genpact CEO Pramod Bhasin.
'We are keeping in mind that knowledge is more important than money.'
'We can fight our own battles. Let me make it clear that we are not asking America to help us.' National Security Adviser M K Narayanan in an exclusive interview.
'I don't speculate. It could have been to please their leaders, also!' Justice G T Nanavati on the anti-Sikh riots.'
In the second part of his interview with Managing Editor Sheela Bhatt, Ashwell Prince talks about his fitness regimen, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.
In Uttar Pradesh, believe it or not, the BJP will not be helped in the long run if the Congress collapses completely. The more regional parties are strengthened due to the decimation of the Congress, tougher will be the challenge facing both the grand old party and the BJP. Rediff.com's incomparable Sheela Bhatt continues her new election column where she reveals the ground realities in the Battle for India, as only she can. Don't miss it!
'I told the Indian foreign office, whether you recognise Kabul or not, we will fight to the last and return to the gates of Kabul,' recalls Afghan Ambassador Masood Khalili.
'Not for somebody else.' National Security Adviser M K Narayanan on the Indo-US nuclear deal.
'In India there is so much exploitation because of capitalism,' says CPI-M Politburo member Brinda Karat.
'To get control over world affairs Americans need to fight many wars. But American soldiers are not ready to die,' says the Iraqi ambassador.
'Govt of India should stop harping that Kashmir is an integral part of India. They should come out open with their ideas. '
'America's survival depends on war. It requires the control of Iraq to inject new blood in its ailing economy,' Salah Al-Mukhtar, Iraq's ambassador to India.
L K Advani has less to lose because he has actually lost what is vital in politics. His support base within the party is lost because the party thinks Advani can't help the BJP regain power. Since Modi is vulnerable, Advani, now and then, hits the headlines. Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt explains the Advani Affair.
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In the last 10 years, when the people looked at New Delhi, they saw two centres of power and not one decisive leader between them. There was nobody who could speak in a language people wanted to hear. Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt reveals the true reason why the UPA appears rudderless on the eve of Election 2014.
The BJP enters challenging times where it has been given a task to hold onto the values of Ram in running the country as defined by Narendra Modi in Ayodhya, notes Sheela Bhatt.
'The 2024 election results will lead to much intense targeting of Modi, more intense debates, many more breakdowns in Parliament and many more movements on the streets.' 'The results have hit Modi's standing, and the politics of the Opposition parties will be sharply focused to ensure that Modi doesn't get back his charisma of being 'invincible' with help of State power.' Sheela Bhatt looks at the political situation through the prism of 2024 Lok Sabha election results.
It's just not a date. It's just not about selecting a candidate. It's not about helping some candidate win. It's about expressing emotion, after ten years, that could reach out in India and beyond it, notes Sheela Bhatt.
Could Jairam Ramesh's frank comments work to the BJP's advantage?
Is blood thicker than party loyalty for Varun Gandhi?
'This has been the history of these people,' Congress leader Ahmed Patel tells Sheela Bhatt.
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