India’s Mars Dream: An Asian Space Race?
A decade ago when Robert Kagan famously wrote that the Europeans are from Venus and Americans from Mars in the post 9/11 New World Order, the world’s fastest growing economy …
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How prepared is our military for climate change?
The current apprehensions of environmentalists and common people about the rapidly changing climate and weather patterns have often led to serious debates about its predicted consequences and exaggerated apocalyptic scenarios. …
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China’s new anti-corruption chant: Ensnaring ‘tigers’ and swatting ‘flies’
Tigers or flies – China’s President Xi Jinping has declared his resolve to take on the corrupt no matter how high or mighty they may be. In his speech at …
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The US and China in Southeast Asia: A Volatile Backyard?
Amid the partial government shutdown, US President Barack Obama may have cancelled his plans to attend ASEAN and East Asia summits this week, but this should in no way reflect …
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India and the US: A new partnership for progress
The transformation (of the India-US relations) has been truly extraordinary. Let me give you two examples to illustrate this transformation: first, Indian and American firms are working to build nuclear …
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Cyberspace governance: The American approach
The international discourse on cyberspace governance has come a long way since Russia introduced the resolution at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on “Developments in the field of information …
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Modi vs Rahul : High on slogans, low on vision
The country is gearing up for a most interesting election season; what it will throw up will be as keenly watched as who it will throw out. Never has an …
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India-US ties: Defence ties poised to be next big thing
WASHINGTON: The landmark nuclear deal, that transformed relations between India and the US, may take some more time to fructify, but defence ties are on an upswing and may well …
Read MoreBehind hate crimes: The persistence of prejudice
Dr Prabhjot Singh, an assistant professor in Columbia University, was brutally beaten up by a group of men while he was walking in upper Manhattan, New York City. His assailants, …
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Restoring the glory that is Humayun’s Tomb
Against the setting sun and the rising full moon, Humayun’s Tomb shimmered in all its restored glory. Six years of extensive work had restored the 16th century mosque to its …
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