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Diplomatic win for New Delhi

India, Feb. 12 -- The travails of eight former Indian Navy personnel, who were sentenced to death in Qatar after being held on undeclared charges, appear to have ended with their release on the orders... Read More


Fiscal federalism at a crossroads

India, Feb. 12 -- Protests by governments of three southern states - Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu - have brought to the fore the growing tensions in India's fiscal federalism contract. These state... Read More


Israel's rejection of peace will backfire

India, Feb. 8 -- Four months since West Asia slipped into war, peace remains elusive. In the meantime, over 27,000 Palestinians have been killed and most of Gaza has been flattened rendering thousands... Read More


RBI's battles with inflation

India, Feb. 8 -- That the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) would not change policy rates or its stance in its February meeting was widely expected. There are no surprises on that front. What are the ke... Read More


Privilege equality over uniformity

India, Feb. 7 -- There are two ways to see the fractious debate around the uniform civil code (UCC) bill introduced by Uttarakhand this week, a first-of-its-kind draft that is likely to be the templat... Read More


When Sharad Pawar loses the party he founded

India, Feb. 7 -- A quarter of a century after he founded the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Sharad Pawar has been told by Election Commission of India (EC) that he needs a new name and a symbol to ... Read More


The Congress as the punching bag

India, Feb. 6 -- Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi's speech in the budget session of Parliament is likely to set the tone for the BJP's campaign in the upcoming general elections. He listed his govern... Read More


Engaging with Myanmar junta

India, Feb. 5 -- The Indian government has watched with growing concern as the security situation in Myanmar has sharply deteriorated over the past year, especially after a largely successful military... Read More


The India-US defence tango

India, Feb. 5 -- First the good news. The United States (US) Congress has given the first level of clearance to the sale of 31 MQ-9B drones, which will significantly augment India's military capabilit... Read More


The new star on Tamil Nadu political firmament

India, Feb. 5 -- The political scene in Tamil Nadu has got crowded with yet another film star hoping to channel his box office backing into political support. "Thalapathy" Vijay or Commander Vijay lau... Read More