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Atal Bihari Vajpayee called Farooq Abdullah a langoor for his theatrics at the UN over Kashmir

‘Believer’s Dilemma’, is the the second part of Abhishek Choudhary’s biography of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. In it, he covers the former PM’s life from 1977 to his death in 2018.

India’s Gaza tightrope walk—it won’t fully support Palestine & can’t fully support Israel

There is no real contradiction between India’s anti-Israel vote at the UN and its strong, public support for Israel. Both are simply different sides to the same, evolving story.

Why Modi govt shifted from pro-Palestine position in 2018 to pro-Israel in 2023 at the UN

The truth is that in the UN system, abstentions don’t count. So the resolution, even if it was a binding one, is toothless.

‘Heartless, fascist regime’: Congress’s KC Venugopal slams govt for abstaining from UN vote on Gaza

Congress general secretary (organisation) says it was India's 'moral duty' to support ceasefire. Party leader Priyanka Gandhi had earlier said decision went against what 'India stands for'.

India abstains from UN vote on Israel-Hamas war — ‘terrorism a malignancy, knows no borders’

United Nations: Terrorism is a "malignancy" and knows no borders, nationality or race and the world should not buy into any justification of terror...

‘Even wars have rules,’ says UN as 2nd aid convoy enters Gaza while Israel steps up air strikes

In a post on X, UN cites Geneva Convention, saying it ‘protects civilians in conflict and helps ensure assistance reaches those in need, without discrimination’.

UN chief appeals to Hamas to release Israeli hostages, asks Israel to allow humanitarian aid in Gaza

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says both objectives are 'valid in themselves', adds they shouldn't become 'bargaining chips' & must be implemented because it's the right thing to do.

2-state solution for Israel-Palestine: History of the idea, Netanyahu’s stance & India’s position

Two-state solution envisions existence of 2 countries — Israel and Palestine — in areas that once constituted British Mandate of Palestine. First proposed by UN resolution in 1947.

Pakistan has new civilian face, but no foreign policy. Anwaar Kakar’s luxury trip abroad shows

The opulent lifestyle of Anwaar Kakar might be staged to influence other civilians to join Pakistan government ranks. Political players have no space here.

On Camera

Governors walking out, agencies blocked—how to fix fraying Centre-state ties

From Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka to West Bengal, states are clashing with the Centre. Cooperative federalism needs revival.

RBI opens door to urban co-op bank licences after 2 decades. But high capital bar may shut most out

Proposal to restart licensing is welcome, but Rs 300-crore minimum capital requirement could mean only handful of credit societies qualify, say sector executives

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.