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Modi govt’s anger against Pakistan is clouding its judgement on Afghan policy

All PM Modi needs to do is pick up the phone and call India’s good friend, Amrullah Saleh, injured in Sunday's terror attack in Kabul, to ask what else India can do for Afghanistan.

Trump’s vanity makes PM Modi look stronger — and gives him a chance to fix economy at home

By diversifying trade, Modi should send the message to America that India is open to business – and Kashmir is a domestic matter.

With Trump cosying up to Pakistan, India has reason to feel like it needs a new friend

Modi holds the aces on Pakistan, but it’s a small fry to waste much time on. Ask foreign minister Jaishankar, who knows China is the bigger worry.

Arms to almonds: Mike Pompeo’s India visit can set the tone for Modi-Trump meet in Osaka

Modi must get a deal with the Americans now because he knows the Chinese only respect strength.

Sandwiched between Xi, Putin, Imran in Bishkek, Modi learnt an important political lesson

Modi must realise that world leaders like Xi, Putin and Imran are not cut from the same cloth as Rahul Gandhi.

Modi’s choice of Jaishankar and Doval shows days of powerful joint secretaries are over

Modi wants quick decisions in foreign policy and here’s four reasons why he picked Doval and Jaishankar.

A Modi-Imran Khan handshake in Bishkek means that the two PMs need each other

Officials in India and Pakistan are drawing up an agenda for a return to dialogue. And it seems the powerful Pakistani establishment is onboard for now.

China’s refusal to list Masood Azhar as a terrorist holds some lessons for Modi govt

Even the powerful Americans couldn’t convince China to abandon its ‘all-weather ally’ Pakistan in banning the JeM chief.

India should soothe Trump’s feelings over ‘unfair’ trade practices, especially after Balakot

Should New Delhi, at this delicate moment when it needs friends, antagonise one of its closest partners?

UAE’s invite to speak at OIC reaffirms Narendra Modi’s turn to the Gulf

Overhaul of the Islamic world vis-a-vis India will take some time, but as long as MBZ and Modi are concerned, the journey has begun.

On Camera

Sudan shows what happens when the world is happy to let mass killers rule

Fourteen million refugees, and 25 million facing acute hunger, should be reason enough for the world to dismantle the dystopia in Sudan — even if the sadism of its rulers is not.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.