Shiv Shankar Menon hangs up his boots after 42 years

Prof Arvind Kumar The briefing given by the outgoing National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon and the Chief of Strategic Forces Command (SFC) Vice Admiral P S Cheema to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on nuclear command chain has raised debates ...

I was more than horrified seeing those stark shots /video footage of Shiv Sena's M.P. Rajan Vichare shoving a roti right into the mouth of a staffer at the Maharashtra Sadan.Compounding the barbarism was this accompanying factor - the ...

By By Amitava Mukherjee There has been a subtle shift in Narendra Modi's attitude towards Bangladesh. Although in his pre-election rallies Modi had threatened to drive out the Bangladeshi infiltrators, his foreign minister Sushma Swaraj ...

THE world will be watching as the new BJP led government formulates its foreign policy priorities. During the 2014 election campaign, the main focus of Narendra Modi was on domestic issues. His stated top priority is good governance and reversing ...

By By Amit R. Saksena BJP's recent election manifesto fiasco brought to the fore a startling and alarming revelation. Is our political cohesion so weak, that a mere media misinterpretation can raise a furore over an issue, as sensitive ...

THE Indian media has missed the major implications of the latest Snowden disclosures. It is not simply that India is one of the countries, or that the BJP is one of the political organisations under NSA surveillance. The real question is how is the ...

America has its own significance, argued Sushma Swaraj, the new Indian external affairs minister. The first woman to have independent charge of this portfolio, her brief remark was made on her first day in office. From the outset, it would seem as ...

A strong government helps bureaucracy function effectively Shekhar Gupta July 3, 2014| UPDATED12:24 IST In 18 years of writing National Interest I have often been advised by many who get riled with it to go, get my head examined. But ...

ISLAMABAD: The 2-track hidden diplomacy between Pakistan and Indian officials is continuing, while high officials of both countries have agreed on the necessity of direct links between high officials of two countries, besides enhancing trade and ...