Vladimir Putin (L), Narendra Modi (C), and Xi Jinping at the SCO Summit in Tianjin, on September 1, 2025.The evolving strategic scenario in Asia, marked by China’s military ascendancy and America’s recalibrated foreign-policy approach, de...
The breakdown in US-India trade talks reveals fundamental philosophical differences about economic sovereignty.New Delhi: The punitive 50% tariffs imposed by the United States president, Donald Trump, on Indian goods appears to have backfired as...
Sergio Gor.The appointment of 38-year-old Sergio Gor as both US ambassador to India and special envoy for South and Central Asian affairs marks a watershed moment in India-US relations – and not necessarily for the better. As someone who has wi...
Pragya Thakur (R) and Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit.Mumbai/New Delhi: A special National Investigation Agency court in Mumbai acquitted all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, on Thursday. This puts an end to a 17-year legal saga tha...
Yarlung Tsangpo river’s “Great Bend” in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, close to India’s Arunachal Pradesh, where the megadam will be built. (Photo courtesy: China News Service)China’s audacious decision to constr...
The crest of Tamal.New Delhi: The Indian Navy will commission its latest stealth multi-role frigate on July 1 at Kaliningrad in Russia, christened as “Tamal”, which is the eighth ship in the series of Krivak-class frigates inducted from R...
Two BSF troopers manning a mortar position near the international border in Jammu. (File photo)A recent scroll through X (formerly Twitter) left me profoundly troubled. Post after post revealed a disturbing ignorance about one of India’s most c...
Lt Cdr Dilna K (L) and Lt Cdr Roopa Alagirisamy on INSV Tarini. (File photo/Indian Navy)Vasco da Gama/New Delhi: Lieutenant Commander Dilna K and Lieutenant Commander Roopa Alagirisamy have etched their names in maritime history after successfully co...