Opinion

President Xi Jinping is not only attempting to gratify hunger of territorial claims in the South China Sea, but is expanding China’s connectivity project through the OBOR initiative and CPEC project.

The CEE countries have become increasingly apprehensive about China’s role in the development of the region, with the pandemic only aggravating the rift.

Despite being a claimant to the chief minister’s position, Eknath Khadse was beaten to it by Devendra Fadnavis. Though he was the veritable number two in the cabinet, with portfolios like revenue, agriculture and state excise, Khadse made his ambitions cl...

If India wants to become a leading player in world affairs, it has to have an indigenous capability to manufacture its defence equipment. Importing this from other countries makes us dependent on them and only improves the standard of living of the nation...

Every time the slightest shadow of criticism touches the Nehru-Gandhis, their foot soldiers stage a show of loyalty.

The NSCN-IM might have impressed the central government with its military prowess, but those in Delhi should not forget that Nagas are a proud warrior race and if their voice is ignored, a deal with NSCN-IM will be a sure recipe for violence.

Asad Noor, who is in hiding, says the police have been harassing his family in Chittagong over a Facebook video he posted defending a Buddhist monk.

Despite the pandemic's economic impact, the PLA budget, announced in May, saw a 6.6 percent increase to $178 billion. This is almost three times the size of the Indian defence budget.

A section of Left leaning intellectuals have come forward to demand the release of the Telugu poet who was arrested in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence of January 2018.

Unfortunately, little has been done to stem either the exodus or check the mistreatment of businesspersons. Politicians of all parties continue to misuse government agencies.

Rajesh Pilot challenged the Congress leadership in his 16th year in active politics. So it is with Sachin, who became an MP in 2004.

PIA has suffered an accumulated loss of Rs 425 billion since 2008. Last year, PIA authorities asked the Federal government to write off its loan for which PIA has to pay Rs 3 billion interest each year.

The announcement of the state BJP’s executive committee has laid speculations about the possible sidelining of Fadnavis to rest.

Both Travancore and Kochi, princely states in colonial India that later became part of Kerala, had strong public health traditions. These states also developed departments of modern medicine as early as the 19th century.

With regard to banned organisations, it was seen that persons were detained mostly on vague police reports saying that they were connected with the RSS. During the period of emergency, 25,962 public servant and employees in the public sector undertaking w...

Arvind Bansod and Viraj Jagtap can be called Maharashtra’s own George Floyds—the victims of a regressive system that discriminates and bestows privilege based on an accident of birth.