ISIL-K has strengthened positions in and around Kabul, militants from Taliban may join ISIS affiliate, says new UNSG reportThe 13th report of the Secretary-General Guterres on the threat posed by ISIL to international peace and security, issued Tuesday, said tha...
04 Aug, 2021, 10.46 AM IST
View: No getting away from the maskIn the early stages of the pandemic there was confusion about this, but now it is established that, while hardly fool-proof, masks are the ...
03 Jul, 2020, 11.32 PM IST
Modi bats for joint SAARC strategy to fight coronavirus, gets prompt support from neighbours"I would like to propose that the leadership of SAARC nations chalk out a strong strategy to fight coronavirus. We could discuss, via video...
14 Mar, 2020, 08.57 AM IST
More foreign portfolio fund flow, more volatility: Exciting times aheadFPI limits for next year have been increased by Rs 1 lakh crore for the combined set of markets.
18 Jul, 2018, 08.45 AM IST
By needling 3 great powers simultaneously, China probably just punctured its own futureIndia, US and Japan, either together or separately, can easily damage and thwart China’s ambitions. It can be done through trade and many o...
13 Jul, 2018, 10.48 AM IST
View: Realpolitik lessons for India from the way Israel won its neighbourhoodIsrael presents enough examples of aggressive foreign policy that India can follow to not cave in when the time comes for muscular approach.
24 Jan, 2018, 12.05 PM IST
Leaving everything to the imaginationThe City of Vancouver is another attempted wordmark in Canada, but the less-than-enthusiastic public reaction has stalled its release.
07 Jul, 2017, 12.34 AM IST
Less check, more balance: Reforms must reduce Rajya Sabha’s power to block the popular mandateTake for instance the UK, on whose Westminster model of parliamentary democracy our system is mostly based.
26 Nov, 2015, 11.48 AM IST
Fear of less-qualified women director candidates unfoundedLuckily for the cause of good governance, the law limiting the number of boards per person and the women director rule come together.
05 Apr, 2015, 04.23 PM IST
ECB rate cut will support global liquidity: Mark Konyn, Cathay Conning AMC"ECB has been the one central bank that has not increased its activity in the economy through quantitative easing and we are certainly clos...
05 Sep, 2014, 11.53 AM IST
What Narendra Modi can do with ChinaModi enjoys many advantages, however, both personal and official. Personally, he has developed positive links with China.
03 Jun, 2014, 01.03 PM IST
With more & more intervention of local govts on key issues, India's bilateral relations at stakeThe Centre must intervene immediately to prevent the situation from deteriorating as it might affect India's ties with African states in fu...
17 Nov, 2013, 06.57 AM IST
- Efforts to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Palestine must succeed
That ultimate aim will not be achieved until there is a viable Palestinian state existing alongside Israel.
21 Nov, 2012, 06.59 AM IST
- Union Budget 2012-13: IT firms deserve better consistency and clarity by tax authorities
IT cos deserve consistency and clarity in the way they are treated by tax authorities, particularly when their growth is expected to slow b...
17 Mar, 2012, 02.07 AM IST
- US lawmaker to move bill to stop aid to Pakistan
One lawmaker said that he is introducing legislation that will prohibit foreign aid from being sent to Pak until it proved that it did not ...
05 May, 2011, 06.27 AM IST
MFIs: Confusion still reignsThe impact of the Andhra ordinance on MFIs must yield useful clues to design future regulatory policies.
29 Dec, 2010, 12.50 AM IST
- Divestment on: this time, it's the PM's authority
It may be an over-statement to say that a bigger casualty than disinvestment last weekend was the authority of the PM. But the one thing th...
10 Sep, 2002, 01.48 AM IST