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former FBI Director Robert Mueller (Photo: AP)

Opinion

West Wing nuts in the White House

Not surprisingly, American TV talk-show hosts are looking a bit distraught these days.

3 Aug 2017 3:18 AM IST

Opinion

Curse of nationalism

The Americans deemed themselves to be combating communism in Indochina, but what they came up against was to a large...

27 July 2017 12:39 AM IST

Mohammed bin Salman with Mohammed bin Nayef.

Opinion

There's hope the Crown Prince can remould Saudi

It's apparently part of Mohammed bin Salman's 2030 Vision, ostensibly a plan for heaving Saudi Arabia out of its...

21 July 2017 12:06 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches the test launch of solid fuel Pukguksong-2, a medium-to-long range ballistic missile, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo: AP)

Opinion

Grown-ups' of the world must rein in the bullies

There have been plenty of indications that direct dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington could conceivably lead to...

13 July 2017 5:42 AM IST

Opinion

How the 1977 Zia takeover sealed fate of Pakistan

Many of us back then saw Zia's unrepresentative incumbency as a temporary phenomenon that would wear off once he...

6 July 2017 5:50 AM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May addresses the media outside 10 Downing Street, London, Tuesday, the day after an apparent suicide bomber attacked an Ariana Grande concert as it ended Monday night, killing over a dozen of people among a panicked crowd of young concertgoers. (Photo: AP)

Opinion

2nd election may become inevitable in UK in a year

The vast majority of British voters under the age of 40 opted for Labour.

22 Jun 2017 2:35 AM IST

Opinion

It's tough for May, but win by Corbyn to be a miracle

It is not uncommon, in such circumstances, for the electorate to gravitate towards retaining the status quo.

8 Jun 2017 1:49 AM IST

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