Voting will take place in seven phases in three states, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Bihar. Delhi will vote on 25 May, while PM Modi’s Varanasi constituency will vote on 1 June.
The general elections for India’s 543 Lok Sabha seats will be held in seven phases between 19 April...
Is Pak diverting bailout money to pay Chinese defence manufacturers?
Pakistan has started operating a spy ship, which was built by Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Limited—a Chinese shipbuilding facility that was started in 1866 by the then rulers of China.
The 87-meter-long, 19-meter-broad ship carries a crew of 48 sailors and can sail at a maximum speed of 14.30 knots per hour.
As per details accessed by The Sunday Guardian, the ship has three domes that are being used to house tracking systems and radars, assembled and suggested by the Chinese technicians. The said ship, named PNS Rizwan, was handed over to the...
MIRV gives India an important capability in its growing nuclear competition with China and the prowess to multiply its N-arsenal faster.
The Narendra Modi government’s decision to test the Agni-5 MIRV...
Congress’ LoP in Lok Sabha is facing the prospect of a division in his minority vote bank.
Veteran Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury faces the toughest electoral test of his career...
Purnendu Tiwari is showing signs of mental distress.
The senior-most Indian Navy veteran among the eight Indian veterans who were detained in Qatar, Commander Purnendu Tiwari, has not come back to India even as more than one month has passed of the rest seven being released on 12 February.
The 64-year-old...
All 365 days in the year ought to be International Women’s Days.
“My Fair Lady” was a film that continues to pique viewer interest through the decades, not least because of the excellence of the script and the quality of acting of each of the principal stars. Even those with...
It was decades ago when this columnist came across Mamata Banerjee. He was impressed by her forthright demeanour and simple attire, by the fact that despite being a Parliamentarian, she wore rubber sandals unselfconsciously. Although by then a well-known figure in the country, Mamata...
What is Xi Jinping really afraid of?
On the occasion of the Chinese New Year of the Dragon, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the State...
By announcing the rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act earlier last week, the Centre has indicated its determination in implementing the law, which many opposition parties have described as discriminatory...
It should not be surprising if the illegitimate activities that Canada plans to fund in the name of furthering governance, democracy, human rights are efforts to cause civil strife within India and other countries.
According to Article 41(2) of the...
The police is sometimes reluctant to pursue ethnic minority criminals for fear of being called racist.
European nations are facing an existential crisis. They are engulfed by self-doubt, inertia, apathy and indifference. The malaise has...
The US-India relationship entails a common concern about Xi Jinping’s expansionist China.
The US and Indian goal in dealing with China should be to build lasting peace and stability. This requires the waging of peace just as vigorously as the...
In the third decade of the 21st century, humanity faces unprecedented pace of change in practically every sector of human activity and endeavour. There are great advances in ICT and AI, there are also daunting and threatening concerns that threaten the very existence of life on the planet earth. ...
istory bears testimony to the fact that all nations with strong military industrial set up had developed a strong military force, resulting in a strong and vibrant foreign policy.
It was the military industrial set of Germany which enabled it to launch its offensive practically...
As we mark the ninth anniversary of the Narendra Modi government, one of the biggest achievements which has not hogged the limelight has been its work in the water sector...
MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
India’s economy (as measured by real GDP) has been the fastest-growing among the world’s 20 largest economies for 7 of the past 9 years. And those were the only...
India’s much envied tag of a “hot destination” in the context of its appeal as a country to do business with and invest in, has preferably less to do now with the lure of quick money parked in India...