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The writer is a former ambassador

Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar

The ultimate triumph of Ambedkar

Demand fast trials against the perpetrators of the crimes in the Unnao and Badaun cases.

18 April 2018 12:53 AM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi addresses valedictory function organised by Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin in Bahrain recently. (Photo: PTI)

If Rahul can't stop the NaMo chariot in 2019, he can at least slow it...

Mr Gandhi needs a new, imaginative narrative to persuade voters to vote for the Congress.

28 March 2018 2:32 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Asean leaders in New Delhi last week. (Photo: PTI)

After the great India-Asean show in Delhi, it's time to walk the talk!

Mr Modi believes that India's relations with South East Asia will be determined by the three Cs, culture, commerce and...

30 Jan 2018 12:36 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will also visit their constituencies to cast their votes. (Photo: ANI)

It's time to press the pause button

The laying of industrial foundation from scratch and creation of numerous institutions can't just be wished away.

27 Dec 2017 1:54 AM IST

All Prime Ministers of India, from Jawaharlal Nehru to Narendra Modi, have tried to have closer relations with Pakistan.

Good India-Pak ties still a mirage: When will we start direct talks...

Some in the top brass of the Pakistani Army still harbour dreams of avenging the humiliation of 1971 and Kargil.

22 Dec 2017 1:47 AM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi being greeted by village women during an election campaign in Dahod, Gujarat. (Photo: PTI)

Rahul Gandhi's last chance to silence his detractors

A large part of the negativity about Rahul Gandhi in the media and in the minds of millions of Indians is his own...

30 Nov 2017 5:50 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with US President Donald Trump before the pre-Asean summit gala dinner in Manila. (Photo: PTI)

Despite Modi-Trump romance, Quad' can't really deter China

The Asean- China Free Trade Area, with a combined population of over two billion, is the world's largest free trade...

17 Nov 2017 12:27 AM IST

Aamir Khan in Secret Superstar

Secret Superstar: A moving slice of life

Neither Salman nor Shah Rukh, not even the Big B can match the body of Aamir's work in the last decade and half.

2 Nov 2017 1:46 AM IST

US secretary of state Rex Tillerson, left, shakes hands with Prime Minister Narendra Modi before their meeting at the Prime Ministers residence in New Delhi earlier this week. (Photo: AP)

India-US ties: Let positive words get translated into positive actions

Mr Tillerson wants to define relationship for 100 years. Welcome! Isn't that's too far?

27 Oct 2017 12:32 AM IST

A poster of Aamir Khans film, Dangal

Are films only for entertainment?

Around 1.3 billion cinema tickets are sold every year; more than the sale of tickets for Hollywood flicks!

16 Oct 2017 6:48 AM IST

A file photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi wielding broom during a surprise visit to the Mandir Marg Police Station after launch of Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Whither Swachchh Bharat campaign?

Congress' claim that Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan is nothing but a hyped version of their Nirmal Bharat scheme of yesteryears...

25 Sept 2017 6:03 AM IST

A screenshot of the film Awaara

True inheritor of Raj Kapoor's legacy

Awaara set several enviable records which have stood the test of time.

10 Aug 2017 2:54 AM IST