Polls 2024: Importance Of Allies For BJP, Congress

Both the BJP and Congress understand that coalitions and alliances are not just about numbers, but have symbolic value. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party President J P Nadda and party leaders garland......

'ISI has planned it from the start'

'The ISI wanted to create internal disruption in the Valley by the killing of the security forces.' IMAGE: Relatives weep over the killing of 24 Kashmiri Pandits at a village in Nadimarg, 75 km......

Practice your religion, but don't indulge in hate speech: Vice Prez

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday expressed his strong disapproval of attempts to ridicule other religions and create dissensions in the society, saying every person has the right to......

'The past has a knack of exploding in our faces'

'People beat their chests when the Babri Masjid was brought down, not realising that it was just one event in a chain going back centuries; to look at the last link or two in isolation is absurd.'......

India-Singapore trade has future but few hurdles may come in the way

No matter how much Singapore changes, the promise of the 'Look East' policy will remain elusive until conditions in India alter, says Sunanda K Datta-Ray. Lee Hsien Loong's splendid victory......

Reawaken India: It's time for overseas fund-raising

I don't know why Indian officialdom is taking so long to tap the diaspora for a loan. The need for an overseas fund-raising effort is urgent. The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) foreign exchange......

Why we need the IMF

Part 1: What's making IMF less relevant IMF surveillance focusses on two related issues: the sustainability of a country's policies and their external effects. While the exchange rate is at the......