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The suspense over Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwas extension or the appointment of a new chief was finally broken with the appointment of Lt. Gen. Asim Munir. (Photo: PTI)

Syed Ata Hasnain | Will Gen. Munir rock the boat, or keep Pak stable?

It can be expected that Gen. Munir will attempt to establish his own coterie of loyalists who may not be in line with...

29 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

One of the implications of climate change that has not received much attention is its impact on civilisations. Representational Image. (ANI)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Climate change crisis is deepening...

What is being done? How seriously are we taking the looming challenges triggered by climate change?

19 Nov 2022 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses Chintan Shivir of Home Ministers of states in Surajkund, via video conferencing, in New Delhi, Friday. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Can India do more to help end Ukraine war?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi did convey forcefully enough, to Vladimir Putin in Samarkand that this is not an era of...

10 Nov 2022 12:10 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Demystifying the G-20 presidency: What it means for...

There will be no end to the claim that this is India's moment to lead the world, or at least lead it till the next...

13 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

The central banks decision to lower its forecast for the countrys economic growth from seven per cent to 6.8 per cent, citing global headwinds, shows that all is not well yet. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Promising signs in economy

The RBI governor's post-policy meeting comments hint that the central government remains focused on inflation

10 Dec 2022 12:15 AM IST

US President Joe Biden (R) and Chinas President Xi Jinping (L) shake hands as they meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 14, 2022.

Saeed Naqvi | As Beijing tries to broker peace deals, US firms up its...

The US, as yesterday's hegemon, has woefully diminished its persuasiveness

27 March 2023 12:10 AM IST

According to Mr Liyuo, India and China have such a long history of sharing belief and knowledge between them. So a new era will see us coming closer. China and India should play a major role to augment global governance and Asian sentiments. Representational Image/AFP

Manish Tewari | Can India ever outdo China diplomatically?

Will we ever see our diplomacy undertaking manoeuvres of the kind China has pulled off here?

26 March 2023 12:05 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves at an event to introduce new members of the Politburo Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

AA Edit | Xi aims at global governance

Human rights issues in Xinjiang and Hong Kong are often emphasised by western democracies

14 March 2023 12:15 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves at an event to introduce new members of the Politburo Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Claude Arpi | What lies behind China's new role as peacemaker'

Beijing's Global Security Initiative (GSI) is another move from Beijing which indicates that China wants to play a...

24 May 2023 12:00 AM IST

As per new IMF projections, Indias growth in 2016 is now estimated to be 6.6 per cent as against 7.6 per cent earlier. (Photo: AFP)

IMF urges Saudi Arabia to contain spending as deficit widens

Saudi Arabia has embarked on an ambitious reform drive, known as Vision 2030.

23 May 2018 6:41 PM IST

Saudi gas station supervisor Mervat Bukhari (right) talks to a worker at her workplace in Khobar, 400 km east of Riyadh. (Photo: AFP)

Saudi women will drive, but face bumpy road to empowerment

Government statistics also put more than one million Saudi women as currently looking to enter the workforce.

7 March 2018 1:43 AM IST

Pilot of Air India Jaipur-Delhi flight refused to fly due to duty limitations prescribed by the DGCA. (Photo: File)

Saudi gives Air India overflight rights for its Israel routes:...

There was no immediate confirmation from either Saudi officials or Air India.

6 March 2018 11:31 AM IST