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Why India Needs To Worry About The China-Pakistan Love Affair!

China’s embrace of Pakistan unsettles its relationship with India and heightens strategic tension in the region.

Uri Attack: A Watershed Moment In Cross-Border Terrorism

The Uri attack, which saw the indian army suffer its worst casualties in recent times, is another watershed moment in cross-border terrorism.

Bad Times For Mallya

The investigation into the Vijay Mallya bank fraud case is back on track after PM Narendra Modi handpicks the CBI’s new SIT.

The Diminishing of Akhilesh Yadav

Five months before the state goes to polls, the up Chief Minister has been marginalised by his father. But Mulayam might have cut his nose to spite his face

Independence Day Special: Patriotism

What does it really mean? A love for your country, your nation, your homeland? At the risk of getting all tukde-tukde about it, we can’t really talk about patriotism without splitting a few hairs.

How To Keep Your Family Super Safe!

Extensive cover at an affordable premium makes super top-up health plans an ideal bet.

Anupam Kher - Nothing But The Truth

Come August, Anupam Kher’s autobiography, Lessons Life Taught Me Unknowingly, is going to hit the stands. The actor insists it will inspire many

The Jobs Jigsaw

The budget had no big ideas on creating jobs though it raised the mnrega budget 9 per cent.

SP-BSP Alliance A Political Decision!

The SP and BSP sank their differences to form an alliance the BJP will find hard to beat; the Congress has been left to figure out next moves.

The Christian Michel Saga

A strategy document prepared for the four-nation European consortium’s Euro-fighter by middlemen Christian Michel and Guido Haschke—one which they were lobbying for—purportedly links the two defence deals currently at the centre of a controversy.

The Return OF Terror?

Khalistani activists are trying to lure impressionable Sikh youth for their cause, aided by Pakistan's ISI.

The New Bharat

Hope and grand ambition course through the great Indian hinterland even amid the enveloping gloom of rural distress. Catch the winning spirit.

Balakot: How India Planned IAF Airstrike In Pakistan

Exclusive insights on how the Balakot operation was planned with detailed intelligence on the targets and a combination of sophisticated weaponry and aerial strategy.

The Next Global Slowdown?

The simmering trade tensions between the US and China have escalated into a full-blown war.

India-Japan Ties A Nuclear Halo

Beneath the India-Japan nuclear deal and a joint statement on terrorism lies the foundation of a deep strategic and economic partnership to counter China.

An Alliance Of Necessity

The numbers suggest that the Modi-led NDA is practically unbeatable in a head-to-head poll fight. Will Opposition parties team up to take them on?

Amazon Heat On Indian E-Tailers

A downturn in investor sentiment, new government norms and overseas rivals are forcing homegrown online retailers to seek newer ways to stay afloat.

Can Modi Save His Home State?

Chief Minister Anandiben Patel’s exit highlights the crisis within the BJP in Gujarat after the Patel and Dalit agitations alienate the votebanks.

Rio Olympics: Wake Up Call For Cricket -Crazy Nation

The Indian achievement at Rio may seem insignificant, but our athletes are marking their presence despite a broken system.

We Will go Across Again

24 Safdarjung Road, the official residence of the vice-chief of army staff, thrums with activity early on a foggy January morning, just days after General Bipin Rawat assumed office on New Year’s Day as India’s 27th chief of the army staff. (His official 4 Rajaji Marg residence is under renovation.) His twin Dachshunds, Dash and Tickle, shoot around like little guided torpedoes clad in identical red-and black-trimmed winter fleece. Staff officers and Tavor rifle-wielding bodyguards of the special forces flank the fleet of black armoured Scorpios waiting to make the short two km drive to his office deep within the sandstone corridors of South Block. The general appears in the verandah of his home, proffers a firm handshake. He’s of medium height, stockily built, with salt and pepper hair and a neatly trimmed white moustache. He listens carefully, looks you in the eye when he speaks, and the clearly articulated sentences are delivered like a military drum roll. He clearly plays on the front foot. There is simply no question that will induce any hesitation on his part, from tackling China and Pakistan, surgical strikes, the controversial Cold Start war doctrine to the polemic around his selection as army chief, superseding two senior army commanders. As he sat down for an extensive interview with Executive Editor Sandeep Unnithan, General Rawat revealed why he was supremely confident of navigating the minefield that lies ahead in his three year tenure. Excerpts:

We Are the People, Who Are You?

What explains the swaggering, illiberal populists that bestride the world stage today? A crisis of liberalism or the coming of age of modern majoritarianism?

India And The West Asian Wars

The realpolitik, religion and proxy conflicts of West Asia are a policy challenge India must navigate deftly.

The Cub Gets The 'SP' Goat!

Akhilesh Yadav turns the tables in the bitter SP family feud to emerge definitively from Mulayam's shadow.

Will The BJP's Bid To Project Modi As The Messiah Of The Downtrodden Help It Win?

Will the Bjp’s Bid to Project Modi as the Messiah of the Poor Find Traction in the High-stakes Battle for Uttar Pradesh?

Doing Good In A World Gone Bad

Do-gooders, self-starters, game-changers. Twenty-one men and women who have broken the rules to make a difference to their own lives and those of others.

Road ToFitness

Fitness entrepreneur Divya Himatsingka is busting health myths with her gym, skulpt

Rss News Feed

The Sangh Parivar finds a really simple way to revive its languishing news agency Hindusthan Samachar—a government policy pushing newspapers to subscribe.

Himalayan Bounder

Hoary stereotypes and exaggeration make a molehill of the mountains.

A Past Master

Creator of marathon epics that mix fact and fiction, Gowariker’s new film goes back to an even more ancient civilisation.

The Spirit Of Art

Glenfiddich’s Andy fairgrieve explains why the world’s leading whisky brand chooses to patronise an art programme.