Competing pressures and threats: A long road ahead for Nawaz S...

The Sarabjit Singh incident is a reminder that India and Pakistan must evolve mechanisms for humane treatment of each other's nationals in their custody. As Sarabjit Singh fights for his life in a hospital in Lahore, his plight is a reminder that we ...

'Food security' will, unfortunately, become a giant boondoggle Crimes, punishment, tragedy and farce Shubhashis Gangopadhyay In India crimes matter less than exactly who commits them India's menacing population expansion makes it essential for the ...

In the absence of an official statement or the joint press conference after President Karzai's meetings with Indian leaders, it would be hard to know if his quest for more military assistance was met with success. But the very fact that the two ...

NEW DELHI, May 21: India is planning to set up an agricultural university in Kandahar among its proposed projects in Afghanistan but visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai was reported on Tuesday to have sought more military aid from New Delhi, a ...

Shyam Saran (former foreign secretary): One, Kashmir will remain the core issue for Pakistan Two, given PML-Ns close association with jihadi and fundamentalist groups, it is unlikely that serious curbs would be put on them Thus, there is unlikely to ...

On the eve of the decisive transitions political, security and economic in Afghanistan next year when NATO drawdown will take place, an unprecedented manthan is under way. Old feelings and emotions long suppressed, and new urges, are being ...

The story goes that Ghai had shot multiple ends for the movie, and after Dutt's arrest he used the one which showed Ballu, the character played by Dutt, in a positive light. That's the thing with reel life, if the director does not like the end, he ...

NEW DELHI The bitter and sometimes violent rivalry between India and Pakistan shows no signs of abating, but many in New Delhi greeted Sundays election results in Pakistan with measured optimism on Monday. Nawaz Sharif, who is poised to become the ...

A Pak Of Cards What is at stake in the May 11 elections The Issues Before Voters Stagnation For the past several years, Pakistan's growth has been stuck at 2 per cent or thereabouts Security Law and order has slipped rapidly as Islamists ...