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Neena Gopal is Resident Editor, Deccan Chronicle, Bengaluru

RN Kao, Gentleman Spymaster, by Nitin A Gokhale Bloomsbury, Rs 599.

Super-Kao-boy' who helped liberate Bangladesh

Even the legendary Rameshwar Nath Kao couldn't quite play god at all times.

26 Jan 2020 3:03 AM IST

Emmanuel Lenain

Rafale delivery on target, on schedule: French Ambassador

The first Rafale will fly into Indian territory in May 2020.

29 Nov 2019 2:11 AM IST

Sri Lankan President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa (Photo: AP)

Sri Lankan Prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa to talk tough on Tamil issue

Rajapaksa is, however, committed to pursuing the concept of neutrality .

26 Nov 2019 6:49 AM IST

Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari with newly-appointed Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and his deputy Ajit Pawar in Mumbai on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Another close one as power eludes Pawar

Sonia would go on, within days, to name Manmohan Singh as the prime minister, who would in turn, be re-elected to a...

24 Nov 2019 6:56 AM IST

Sri Lankas President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa waves at supporters as he leaves the election commission office in Colombo on Sunday. (Photo: AFP)

The rise and rise of Lanka's Rajapaksas

India, partner or adversary, lies in the hands of the new strongman in Sri Lanka.

19 Nov 2019 12:03 AM IST

Rohan Gunaratna

Rajapaksa return will curb radicalisation'

Religious leaders and educators must come together to address the challenge.

21 Oct 2019 3:10 AM IST

Pakistan: The Balochistan Conundrum By Tilak Devasher ICWA & HarperCollins pp 356; Rs 899

Where insurgency has endured in Pakistan

Balochistan's accession to Pakistan is as controversial as that of J&K; in fact, even more so.

11 Oct 2019 5:46 AM IST

US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) slammed Russia, Syria and Iran for killing many innocent civilians. (Photo:AP)

Afghanistan might be Trump's biggest folly

Saleh, in particular, has been a longtime foe of the Taliban, opposing former President Karzai's peace outreach to the...

28 Sept 2019 12:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Can Modi go where no one has gone before...?

Modi's sharp new foreign policy team haven't let the grass grow under their feet in bringing Sri Lanka into play either.

11 Jun 2019 1:34 AM IST

The Sunday attacks were the worst ever against Sri Lankas small Christian minority. (Photo:AP)

Lanka Muslim rage must not burn India, region

No Sri Lankan holding dual nationality is eligible to stand for the presidency.

23 April 2019 12:10 AM IST

Sri Lankan firefighters stand in the area around St. Anthonys Shrine after a blast in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Photo: AP)

Anti-Buddhist NTJ behind attack?

Warning by Indian intelligence sent on April 7 went unheeded.

22 April 2019 1:21 AM IST

Former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf. (Photo: AP/File)

Pak can't be electoral game-changer in India

In today's Naya Pakistan , the names of personalities who sit at the high table may have changed.

4 April 2019 12:10 AM IST