With Sheikh Hasina's death sentence, Bangladesh comes full circleBangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal has sentenced former PM Sheikh Hasina to death. This marks a significant shift in the nation's i...
18 Nov, 2025, 06.37 AM IST
Tripura CM Manik Saha backs 2014 CAA cut-off, rejects 1971 demandTripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has firmly stated that the state will adhere to the CAA, setting a 2014 deadline for citizenship. This st...
22 Jul, 2025, 02.48 PM IST
Pahalgam Attack: Why China's support for Pakistan may be all talk, no actionIn the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, China has extended diplomatic support to Pakistan while urging restraint on both sides. Chi...
01 May, 2025, 08.59 PM IST
The 'before' and 'after' of 5 August in BangladeshBangladesh is becoming a security threat to India. The recent coup and the rise of the Islamist parties are worrying signs. India needs to ...
18 Nov, 2024, 01.22 PM IST
Joe Biden meets Bangladesh interim leader in show of supportUS President Joe Biden met with Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus at the UN summit, showing support after an uprising ousted the a...
24 Sep, 2024, 10.54 PM IST
Bangladesh opposition party demands a new election after Hasina's ousterThousands of Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists rallied in Dhaka, demanding a democratic transition through elections. The interim gove...
18 Sep, 2024, 07.20 AM IST
Sheikh Hasina: 'Iron Lady' for supporters, 'autocratic' leader for criticsSheikh Hasina, known as the "Iron Lady," secured her fifth term as Bangladesh's Prime Minister in a controversial election. Facing criticis...
08 Jan, 2024, 05.34 PM IST
Loans, taxis, education: what’s next in China’s tech crackdown?Chinese entrepreneurs truly believed China had abandoned socialism and the Chinese Communist Party would never sacrifice China’s vibrant in...
29 Jul, 2021, 07.20 PM IST
US President Joe Biden threatened Myanmar sanctions. What are his options?Biden on Monday pledged to "stand up for democracy" and threatened to re-impose sanctions gradually rolled back by former President Barack ...
02 Feb, 2021, 12.41 PM IST
View: Xi may have lost the plot on China’s dream of great rejuvenationOver the years, Xi Jinping embarked on his goal of achieving greatness for China by 2049.
29 Jun, 2020, 06.13 PM IST
National Register of Citizens: Assam has its own context, misrepresenting it won’t helpTo begin with, credit should not be given where it is not due. NRC is not, and has never been, a project of the BJP government, either at t...
05 Sep, 2019, 11.08 PM IST
An honourable defiance that the Supreme Court should be allowed to fumigate itselfSharp as it might seem, the extraordinary public display of disquiet by four senior-most judges of the Supreme Court on Friday is no less a...
13 Jan, 2018, 07.23 AM IST
Toronto film festival: Stories from South Asia shape the celluloid narrative across the worldMany foreign filmmakers are seeing the subcontinent as a fertile ground of imagination, forcing themselves out of the languorous settings o...
20 Sep, 2015, 04.30 AM IST
MNCs find it tough to do business in India due to corruption and uncertain lawsPayments to govt to renew contracts and for licences and permits are not alien and govt interference breeds a culture of corruption.
04 Aug, 2013, 07.36 PM IST