BY SAEED NAQVI Imperialism, which finally died in Afghanistan last week, had actually begun to hiccup in the mid 70s. Of this hiccupping, Vietnam was the most serious convulsion. In the wake of decolonization such…
By Tessa Toms “For India, a strong, prosperous and economically independent Afghanistan is a strategic priority,” as said by former External Affairs Minister of India, Salman Khurshid reflects Afghanistans priority in Indias foreign policy and…
By DC Pathak The die is cast in Afghanistan with President Ashraf Ghani fleeing Kabul as anticipated — the speech that he delivered only a day earlier calling upon the Afghan national forces to stand…
By Asad Mirza The Indian republic has achieved much during the last 75 years of its existence, yet the question of majority and minority remain central to the national politics. On August 15, 2021, as…
By Arun Kejriwal Markets are on a roll, at least the benchmark indices as they hit new lifetime highs. BSESENSEX gained 1,159.57 points or 2.14 per cent to close at 55,437.29 points while NIFTY gained…
BY SAEED NAQVI It is a flawed line of thinking that Taliban victory in Afghanistan is somehow victory for Pakistan too. To the contrary, Pakistan’s problems begin now. Pashtun populations on both sides of the…
BY D.C. PATHAK A democratic nation has two binding factors that sustain its integrity — equality amongst citizens on the vital empowerment for electing the rulers who would exercise the sovereign function of governance and…
By Yajurvindra Singh Sports is being inundated with a regular flow of sporting superstars, succumbing to pressure which eventually leads to mental illness. Simone Biles, the famous gymnast from USA, was one such victim at…
By Mahua Venkatesh New Delhi, Aug 12: India is closely monitoring the developments in Mozambique as a 1000 strong Rwandan force entered the country in a bid to help Maputo fight terror groups that have…
By Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha New Delhi, Aug 12: Pakistan’s garrulous Prime Minister Imran Khan has made an astounding foot-in-the mouth statement. Speaking on behalf of the Taliban, he revealed that the extremist will not hold…
By Atul Aneja New Delhi, Aug 11: Keen on demonstrating its sphere of interest mainly in the Indian Ocean, but also with a spur in the Pacific, the Indian navy has carefully deployed its warships…
By Ahmed Ali Fayyaz New Delhi, Aug 11: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has launched its biggest operation in Jammu and Kashmir with searches at the premises of all prominent functionaries of the outlawed Jamaat-e-Islami…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Aug 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) China struck a discordant note at the Security Council high-level meeting on maritime security attacking the Indo-Pacific initiative in which India is active, as well as the…
By Binay Kumar Singh As India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, Vikrant, begins its sea trials this year, it not only epitomises a significant milestone in the country’s native techno-industrial prowess but also marks the fulfilment…
By Asad Mirza An alleged un-Islamic practice has mushroomed in Saudi Arabia, with wider societal and moral implications, while the Saudi authorities remain indifferent to it. The Saudi society currently is facing a dilemma bordering…
By Shobha Karandlaje Even after seven decades of development in India, agriculture remains the critical sector as a source of raw material and key inputs to several other sectors. Though key sectors of the Indian…
By Narendra Puppala Hyderabad, Aug 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Dogs and monkeys — the first, man’s oldest friend from the animal world, and the other, man’s closest relation from the animal world, loved and revered as an…
By Arun Kejriwal Markets were on a roll and they finally broke out of the resistance zone last week. Not only did they break out, but they did it in style. BSESENSEX gained a massive…
By Maj Gen S.B. Asthana As the Taliban captures two provincial capitals, UN envoy has reported to the UNSC about Afghan war entering deadlier and more destructive phase, with over 1,000 civilian casualties. The US…
BY SAEED NAQVI I have been holding my sides watching two films, back-to-back, to dispel the Corona blues. There is an abiding moral in both. In Michael Moore’s Canadian Bacon, the US President builds up…