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The writer, a retired diplomat, has served as India�??s ambassador to South Korea

Kim Yo-jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong-uns sister, during the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. (Photo: AFP)

N Korea's deft sports diplomacy has severely limited America's options

The slanderous reports in the Western media questioning Jong-un's mental stability need to be dismissed as propaganda.

23 Feb 2018 2:37 AM IST

South Korea unification minister Cho Myung-Gyun (L) shakes hands with North Korean chief delegate Ri Son-Gwon (R) during their meeting at the border truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas. (Photo: AFP)

Signs of thaw on the Korean peninsula?

In this rapid unfolding of events both the US and China seem to have had only a marginal supportive role.

12 Jan 2018 1:00 AM IST

US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in shake hands during a joint press conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul recently. (Photo: AP)

Are US-North Korea talks looming on the horizon?

In the joint press conference in Seoul on November 7, President Trump made several important remarks.

10 Nov 2017 1:34 AM IST

A man walks past a mural showing Chinese soldiers and military hardware at an exhibition highlighting Chinas achievements under five years of leadership by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Beijing Exhibition Hall in Beijing. (Photo: AP)

Foreign trade: A weapon in the Chinese armoury?

Hyundai Motors, which had sales of 1.1 million cars in China last year, has been another target of Chinese wrath.

4 Oct 2017 12:42 AM IST

In this file photo, distributed by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, second from right, inspects the preparation of the launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in North Koreas northwest. (Photo: AP)

How Trump is being tested by North Korea and China

Trump has been very conscious of North Korea since 2013 and has tweeted about it more than 50 times in various contexts.

17 July 2017 3:02 AM IST

In this file photo, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together after their meetings at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. The White House is suddenly engaged in a multipronged pressure campaign against Beijing, borne of frustration with the limited results of their much-touted cooperation on ending North Koreas nuclear threat. (Photo: AP)

It's time for China's bluff to be called over North Korea

The culpable all parties certainly include DPRK's chief patron China and accomplice Pakistan.

3 July 2017 12:49 AM IST

Newly elected South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during his inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo: AP)

Moon's Seoul to take a softer line

Moon served as a respected human rights lawyer in the difficult days of authoritarian rule in the 1980s.

16 May 2017 12:10 AM IST

Supporters of South Koreas impeached ex-President Park Geun-Hye wave national flags during a rally demanding a repeal of the impeachment in Seoul on March 18. (Photo: AFP)

Park's exit leads to a Seoul power vacuum

This simmering anti-establishment sentiment is waiting to be tapped by a credible outsider.

20 March 2017 2:36 AM IST

Two car-shipping carriers berthed at Sri Lankas Chinese-built Hambantota Port. The first phase of the development cost $360 million and was 85 percent funded by the Export-Import Bank of China. (Photo: AFP)

Chinese Navy revisits Sri Lanka 6 centuries after the Ming era

The centrepiece of Chinese plans for a future base in Sri Lanka is Hambantota at the southern tip of the island, 240 km...

6 Jan 2017 12:40 AM IST

Demonstrators shout slogans and hold candles during an anti-government protest in central Seoul. (Photo: AFP)

In South Korea, astrologers, cults enter matters of state

Choi Soon-Sil is now at the centre of the political storm raging in Seoul.

21 Nov 2016 3:51 AM IST