Doklam standoff: It is NOT China's time to fight India

Claude Arpi The best form of defence is attack, believed Sun Tzu, the ancient Chinese military strategist. This probably explains the new diplomatic offensive undertaken by China which would like to convince the foreign diplomatic community in Beijing that ...

Israeli film "Foxtrot," which Culture Minister Miri Regev has castigated as an insult to the military, has won the countrys best film award, making it a candidate for the Oscars. The surreal and complex movie by director Samuel Maoz includes what could be ...

Saina and Sindhu have got byes in the opening round IMAGE: PV Sindhu. Photograph: PTI In-form Kidambi Srikanth and two-time bronze medallist P V Sindhu will headline a 21-member Indian contingent as they gun for the elusive gold medal at the World Badminton Championships starting in Glasgow on Monday. After grabbing successive titles at Indonesia and Australia, Srikanth will look to continue his rampaging run and clinch a maiden World Championship medal when he spearheads India's challenge ...

China is where the action is, and from where new ideas ('String of Pearls', 'One Belt, One Road') emanate.The Belt-and-Road initiative alone is unmatched in its sweeping dimensions, says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com It didn't require a Nostradamus to predict the happenings at Hamburg, Germany, during the meeting of the G-20, held on July 7-8. It was expected that hordes of protesters from far and near would descend in their thousands, ...