Opinion

Sources said the meeting was called not to placate the rebels but to make it clear to them once and for all that public comments from them were no longer acceptable.

If an MP is visiting a place as part of his duty, extending protocols is kosher. But giving the same privileges when he and his family are going on a vacation does not seem proper.

Political parties must set aside differences and the Army must make use of its outreach network. Kashmir cannot be surrendered to the will of murderers and terrorists.

As Tatas start reviving the airline post acquisition, Air India faces the dual challenge of intense competition in the domestic market as well as on international routes.

If Vajpayee taught India that a non-Congress government can complete tenure and deliver governance, Modi has shown coalition politics is not critical for inclusive governance.

It’s surprising that New Delhi and Taipei have not come together to address “common challenges” as Beijing declares frequently in its statements with Islamabad.

UK today needs us more than we need them. After Brexit, they are trying to develop their own ties with nations. We must make trade equations dear, shift the businesses to other countries.

Nepal-China relationship has evolved over time. In years after Indian independence, the Rana leadership was anxious about Communist takeover of China in 1949.

Europe wants to create a new chip ecosystem, while the US has gone all out to reclaim its status as the leader in semiconductors. China too has ramped up efforts to combat chip shortage.

Experts decode the big takeaways from Narendra Modi-Joe Biden bilateral meet and the first in-person Quad leaders summit in Washington DC.

India is uniquely poised to take advantage of the reordering of the world order, an opportunity which was unavailable in the past.

The drone industry will turn into a generator of employment and growth, owing to its wide scope, flexibility and ease of use, particularly in remote areas.

Vodafone Idea owes a significant sum to the banks and the government. If the company folds, banks and the government would just get a fraction of the sum due to them.

Critics of Modinomics never gave government credit for a high base effect, when the growth numbers were tepid. By the same logic, how can they now discredit the 20.1 per cent GDP growth?

The last time Sri Lanka faced its worst food crisis was in the post-Independence ‘50s, where the equally fledgling communist regime in China offered the ‘rice-for-rubber’ pact.

Muslims have been the most educationally backward community in the country considering their population.