Easing energy crunch: Indian scientists chase solar fusion dream
The quest for clean, cheap commercial energy just took on an international dimension, and India has a pivotal role to play in it. In a pioneering global initiative, some of …
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Getting India inside the tent: Japan to spur nuclear deal, forges closer security ties
In an important move, Japan, a non-proliferation hawk and the only nation to have been attacked by atomic weapons, has signalled its strategic intent to transform ties with India by …
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Indian PM’s visit to Japan: What’s on the table?
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s forthcoming visit to Japan in the last week of May to meet his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe at the annual summit will be one more significant …
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Blossoms in Beijing: India, China hope for a new spring in ties
Rhetoric sometimes swings wildly, especially when it comes to prickly relations between the two continent-sized neighbours. Only a few days ago, the media headlines were seething with grim scenarios of …
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It’s time to restore Bengaluru’s glory and get governance right
Karnataka had been the pride of India a decade ago when its capital Bengaluru earned a niche as the software capital of the country and the ‘garden city’ where professionals …
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India, China build bridges for Premier Li’s visit
With India and China displaying flexibility and foresight in resolving the incursion incident, India’s External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid will be holding wide-ranging talks in Beijing that will set the …
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Dr Ambedkar is conscience of modern India, let’s move beyond token social justice: Narendra Jadhav
Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambdekar, popularly known as Babasaheb Ambedkar, is a towering figure in the history of modern India. Known better as the emancipator of Dalits and backward castes, Dr …
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Food Security Bill turns into political football in India
A pioneering legislation that seeks to end hunger is turning out to be yet another political football in India, where millions go without food every day. Charges and counter-charges are …
Read MoreIndia, China end incursion impasse, set stage for Premier’s visit
Taking a long-range view of their bilateral relations, prone to prickliness, India and China have managed to resolve the three-week impasse over the incursion incident through intense diplomacy, but the …
Read MoreIndian death row prisoner’s death in Pakistan strains bilateral ties
The death of Sarabjit Singh, an Indian death row prisoner, in Pakistan has plunged the India-Pakistan relations to a new low, and has brought to the fore a deep-down animosity, …
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