Leaders from SAARC countries, including Pak attend Vajpayee's funeral

"You can change friends but not neighbours," Atal Bihari Vajpayee famously said this 15 years ago, and the goodwill he enjoyed among neighbouring countries was visible on Friday when all South......

Pak army chief's visit to Male must worry India

'Without doubt, General Bajwa has deliberately snubbed India.''But why did he do that?''The Male leadership is simply fed up with Indian interference,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE:......

Why are our neighbours wary?

Blackmail on one side and bullying on the other doesn't make for a constructive partnership, says Sunanda K Datta-Ray. Sheikh Hasina's intriguing comment the other day that India should make an......

Maldives lifts state of emergency after 45 days

Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Thursday lifted a 45-day state of emergency which had outlawed protests amid a political crisis in the country. "Though there still exists a diminished threat......