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:......

COVID-19: It hasn't gone viral in India

'Our drains are not filled with bodies, our hospitals not run out of beds.''That good news, or absence of expected bad news, is the truth that so many in the international community, and also......

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.......

Alibaba's Jack Ma to step down in 2019, names company CEO as successor

Daniel Zhang will be promoted to the executive chairman on September 10, 2019, while Ma remains a director on Alibaba’s board. IMAGE: Jack Ma grew from an English teacher to China’s......

Arvind Subramanian on why India doesn't need further stimulus

India does not need further fiscal stimulus to revive the economy, despite record low inflation and growth seen at the lower end of an 8.1-8.5 per cent target this financial year, chief......

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......

Golden Globes 2021: Nomadland, The Crown win

The 78th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. A quick look at the winners. Best Motion Picture, Drama The Father Mank  Nomadland Promising Young Woman The Trial of the Chicago 7......

Will The Crown sweep the Golden Globes?

The nominations for the Golden Globes have been announced. While Netflix's Mank led the nominations for the films, Netflix's The Crown was a popular choice among Web series. The Golden Globes will......

Is Master worth remembering?

At the cost of disappointing Vijay fans, says Divya Nair, I can safely say that Master is watchable for Sethupathi and Das. IMAGE: Vijay Sethupathi with Vijay in Master. Days before I was asked to......

How can Daniel Day-Lewis retire?

One of the finest actors of our time says goodbye, yet again. We won't be seeing Daniel Day-Lewis in the movies again. The three-time Oscar winner has just announced his retirement. In a statement......

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......

PIX: Kyrgios produces another showstopper; Swiatek out

IMAGE: The win against Alex de Minaur at the Canadian Masters will move Nick Kyrgios high enough in the rankings to be seeded at the US Open later this month. Photograph: Minas Panagiotakis/Getty......

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......

IPL Auction: Shami, Iyer for Rs 2 cr

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami celebrates taking a wicket for the Punjab Kings during IPL 2021. Photograph: BCCI The top Indian players, including Mohammed Shami, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin and......

U19 WC: Afghanistan seek history against England

Afghanistan win in quarters Photograph: Kind courtesy Afghanistan Cricket Board/Twitter Their late arrival in the Caribbean had forced the ICC to rework the fixtures of their group matches......