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It appears to be a season of Indian spies getting nabbed or identified for messing up with their espionage work in foreign countries. Spies, often masquerading as diplomats the world over, gather intelligence while working in different countries presumably to serve the interests of their...

The Congress’ disastrous performance in the just concluded Assembly elections to Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan presents an uphill task for the Opposition INDIA bloc to unitedly take on the BJP which has emerged the biggest winner in the state elections. As the confidence of...

The BJP’s emphatic win in the Assembly elections to Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh has come when the party needs it most. The Congress’ dream of retaining Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and wresting MP from the BJP is shattered and its ability to oust the K...

In 1990, meaning 33 years ago, India’s per person income was $367 and China’s was $317. That was the last time we were ahead of them. Notice that China was slightly behind India around when both nations went into the phase we call liberalisation. But...

In a surprise move, the Centre took the unexpected step of repatriating Atal Dulloo, the Union Secretary for Border Management, to his cadre state, following a request from the Union Home Ministry. The timing of the decision, just days ahead of the retirement of the...

The three powerful armed ethnic militias of Myanmar, which have joined hands to take on the military junta that staged a bloody coup nearly three years back, claim the end of the military dictatorship has begun. That may be an exaggeration, but there is no...

To the ever lengthening list of Far-Right parties forming governments or coming within striking distance of capturing power in one European country after another is added the resounding victory of the Party for Freedom (PVV) led by Geert Wilders of the Netherlands. It has won...

The four-day ceasefire and hostage-release deal between Israel and Hamas, brokered by Qatar and the US, has begun since 7 a.m. local time November 24. It marks the first break in Israel’s continuous seven-week-long bombardment of the Gaza Strip following unprecedented air and ground strikes...

For 50 years, India has not changed the composition of the Lok Sabha (through what is called delimitation). Enormous power is in the hands of the individual who is chosen to increase or decrease a region’s share of seats. The orders ‘have the force of...

  I n Maharashtra’s intricate administrative landscape, where the ebb and flow of power is often measured by the stability of key personnel, the recent and somewhat enigmatic removal of Ashish Sharma, Principal Secretary attached to the office of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, has...