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China's Military Upgrade A Cause Of Concern

The further expansion and upgrade of the Chinese military does not augur well for India, which continues to confront an increasingly belligerent China on its borders, notes former foreign secretary......

India Must Play Lead Role For Peace In Ukraine

We have already suffered considerable collateral damage as a result of the war, and its continuance will continue to dampen our prospects for faster economic growth.We, therefore, have a direct and......

You should listen to your father: Cong to Jaishankar

The Congress on Wednesday hit out at External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, calling him a "failed" minister and alleging that his remarks on the China issue have "demeaned" the valour of India's......

Respecting Religious Sentiments Doesn't Mean Constructing 6-Lane Highways

In recent years, the twin demands of both religion and defence have been added to the development argument to sweep aside environmental and terrain considerations while undertaking infrastructure......

Reject elite understanding of democratic process: CJI

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said on Friday every form of "elite understanding" of the democratic process that educated people are better decision-makers must be rejected. IMAGE: Chief......

India's Green Shoots for the Planet

Modi's unexpected announcement of achieving net zero by 2070 may have neatly deflected the pressures on India to sign up to an ambitious pledge but it does nothing to dispel the ecological......

Why Xi Jinping 'fixed' Jack Ma

Alibaba's pervasive economic and social influence in China is seen as a threat to the authority of the Chinese Communist party, notes Shyam Saran. IMAGE: Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman,......

Digital currency race: China leads. India must catch up

India should not be left behind.It should join the seven central banks which are engaged in studying feasibility and safeguards necessary to eliminate risks, particularly from hacking, advises......

At G20 meet, PM will sell India as a hot investment destination

The G20 chair has suggested three areas for the talks in Argentina - the future of work, infrastructure for development and a sustainable food future, areas where India has a lot at stake. The G20......

Why India's telecom secretary feels like a chess player

'I feel more like a chess player, thinking for long hours how to make the next move," Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan tells Surajeet Das Gupta.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com She says......

He has played Chanakya 1,039 times

'Every time I step on stage, I feel like I'm performing the play for the first time,' Manoj Joshi tells Sadiya Updade. IMAGE: Manoj Joshi in and as Chanakya in the play. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

On Planet Nihalani, reality is defamation

'The most unusual howls of protest from Bollywood have shown that even people known for party drugs draw the line somewhere,' says Mitali Saran. When I was sixteen, Aldous Huxley's The Doors of......

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