Diplomat row: Distrust between New Delhi and Washington?
The arrest of the Indian deputy Consul General in New York, Ms Devyani Khobragade, earlier this month, based on a complaint by her maid of underpayment and on charges of …
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Frontier Gandhi’s Legacy
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, or Frontier Gandhi, has always posed an equal challenge to both cynics and optimists. The cynics find it hard to dismiss a man who created an …
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India-Myanmar economic cooperation: The road ahead
For once, there seems to be a convergence of interests for both the South-east Asian countries as well as the West in Myanmar, ever since the resource rich country undertook …
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China chases Antarctica Dream
China loves to scale new frontiers. This time round, China is eying the icy continent Antarctica, which is emerging as a new hub of power play and competition for mineral …
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Of day-dreaming, living in home of poetry, benevolence in India
Poet and novelist Simon Armitage lives in West Yorkshire, but his true home is that numinous place called poetry. He likes to think of himself as a man who hangs …
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Henry Miller’s 11 commandments on writing
In the early 1930s, Henry Miller penned down what he called 11 commandments on writing while working on Tropic of Cancer, the novel that will launch him into literary stardom …
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Binding Vietnam and India: Joint energy exploration in South China Sea
The recent news that Vietnam has offered India seven oil blocks for exploration during the visit of the Vietnamese Communist Party general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong failed to create headlines …
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US Rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific: Implications for West Asia
States adopt postures and pursue policies in response to the global situation. As the global situation evolves, so do the strategic choices of the states. During the Cold War, the …
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Uproar in parliament over Indian diplomat’s humiliation
The arrest and humiliation of India’s Deputy Consul General in New York, Devyani Khobragade, has triggered a massive national uproar and outrage. The issue rocked the Indian parliament December 18, …
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At the Equator: A tryst with Assange, Darwin and sea lions
Ecuador is probably the only country in the world named after a geographical feature – the equator. Crossing over from the Colombian border post near Ipilaes, we took a shared …
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