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    Pyeongchang Winter Olympics are freezing cold but they might just be the hottest dating spot on the planet right now. (Photo: Pixabay)Opinion
    Pyeongchang winter thaw raises hopes

    The lessons of history necessitate a degree of scepticism

    15 Feb 2018 2:06 AM IST

    Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses foreign ambassadors at a Ramadan dinner in Ankara, Turkey. Erdogan has voiced support for Qatar in its dispute with Saudi Arabia and other nations, saying no one will benefit from the policy of isolating the oil-rich nation. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Kurds being crushed as US, Russia look the other way

    Never mind that the Turkish supremo did his best to thwart the Kurdish-led defence of Kobani against an IS assault.

    8 Feb 2018 2:17 AM IST

    US President Donald Trump, addresses a plenary session during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    America first' isn't a Trump innovation

    Under Franklin Roosevelt, the US favoured liberation for European colonies after the Second World War.

    3 Feb 2018 12:25 AM IST

    President Donald Trump will dispatch his top diplomatic and military advisors to Pakistan in the coming weeks. (Photo: AFP | File)Opinion
    Russians can't match US skill in subverting democracy

    The extent to which propaganda via social media may have swung voting intentions is almost impossible to determine.

    25 Jan 2018 2:48 AM IST

    US President Donald Trump had accused Pakistan of giving nothing to the US but lies and deceit in return for USD 33 billion aid. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    The making of a radical in America

    A key component of that dimension was the eagerness of Bob Dylan.

    19 Jan 2018 11:48 PM IST

    US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Trump's raj: A cartoon or reality show?

    If this were to be a part of legal proceedings, the prosecution could at this point safely rest its case.

    11 Jan 2018 1:43 AM IST

    Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Discontent will not die out in Iran

    Tehran, like everyone else, was caught on the hop, and evidently remains uncertain about the gravity of the threat it...

    4 Jan 2018 2:58 AM IST

    Pakistans former military ruler Pervez Musharraf (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    A Pakistani tragedy

    The deep wounds inflicted on the national psyche on April 4, 1979, and Dec 27, 2007 are ineradicable.

    28 Dec 2017 1:30 AM IST

    Ali Abdullah Saleh (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Yemen's Saleh paid back for his misdeeds

    Saudi media routinely refers to the Houthis as Iranian militias, which is plainly inaccurate.

    7 Dec 2017 12:24 AM IST

    Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe delivers his speech during a live broadcast at State House in Harare on Sunday. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    In Lebanon, Zimbabwe & Egypt, a stormy time

    Zimbabwe initially did make significant progress on several fronts, and its subsequent woes were not always entirely of...

    30 Nov 2017 1:30 AM IST

    Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe delivers his speech during a live broadcast at State House in Harare. Zimbabwes President Robert Mugabe has baffled the country by ending his address on national television without announcing his resignation. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    The Beirut gamble: Its real target is Tehran

    The ostracisation of Qatar has paid no obvious dividends. The trend in Syria does not conform to Saudi wishes.

    23 Nov 2017 1:46 AM IST

    Vladimir Lenin (Photo: AP)Opinion
    The spirit of 1917

    Lenin arrived in Petrograd in April 1917 with a slogan on his lips: All power to the soviets.

    2 Nov 2017 12:31 AM IST

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