India
Architecture of the Mandate
The lesson from Karnataka: the parties opposed to the BJP must work together from the word go With the two parties having come together, and out-numbering the BJP MLAs, the real test of their political […]
Arbitrary, capricious: on Karnataka mandate
The Governor has banked not so much on the count the BJP had, as on what it could engineer In summarily ignoring the claim of H.D. Kumaraswamy, Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala abandoned both propriety and […]
It’s not about the nuclear deal
The U.S. won’t ease the terms of sanctions on Iran, as the goal is regime change in Tehran “The impact on India will be severe. The price of crude is already close to $80. Energy […]
Trump’s Iran walk-back: Double whammy for India after CATSA
Just when Indian diplomats were figuring out how to mitigate the impact of Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CATSA) on its arms and oil trade with Russia, South Block has another reason to burn […]
Karnataka election: voters to choose between tainted leadership and clean governance
“In contrast to the BJP rule, the Congress Party under the leadership of Siddaramaiah has fulfilled many of the promises that were made to the people of Karnataka. Key among them is the government’s social […]
The Rocky Road to 2019
Concrete steps are needed to defuse crises that could disrupt India’s political and social equilibrium “The authorities also need to be aware that as various State elections draw near, newer threats are likely to emerge. […]
Former Indian Ambassador to US Jaishankar joins Tata Sons
NEW YORK(TIP): Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, a former Indian Ambassador to the United States and former foreign secretary of India, has joined Tata Sons. He will serve as the group’s Global Corporate Affairs head. Jaishankar, who served […]
What makes India a great country
“If I were asked under what sky the human mind has most fully developed some of its choicest gifts, has most deeply pondered on the greatest problems of life, and has found solutions, I should […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China should be seen in the context of the flux of global geopolitics
By P.S. Raghavan Prime Minister Narendra Modi goes to China on April 27, against the background of turbulence in global geopolitics and some domestic disquiet about “softening” of India’s China policy. The international backdrop is […]
Can the 3 Ms save Iran deal?
By Arun Kumar The Macron-Merkel-May trio hopes to bear upon Trump to keep pact “Besides the Europeans, the looming May 12 deadline also has India worried, as since the end of sanctions, it has greatly […]
Judgment day: on Asaram case verdict
Asaram’s rise and fall is reflective of the lives of some self-styled godmen of our times In sentencing Asaram Bapu to imprisonment for the rest of his natural life for the rape of a 16-year-old […]
India intensifies development cooperation with Commonwealth countries
PM launches US$50 million dedicated Commonwealth window to the India-UN Development Partnership Fund NEW YORK(TIP): At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018 in London, April 19, Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, announced the […]
Modi will sink India if he does not rein in the rapists
“Whenever adharma takes over a nation, it needs a Krishna to restore faith and trust in the society, and that Krishna is the collective consciousness of Indians resting in women, businessmen, and young men. They […]
Indian Overseas Congress, USA condemns the rape and murder of the eight-year-old Asifa Bano
Indian Overseas Congress, USA joins millions of non-resident Indians across the globe in condemning the horrific rape and murder of an eight-year-old child Asifa Bano in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua. The barbarity and the bestiality […]
Modi in London: New turn to old ties
For the first time in 40 years, a British Prime Minister met her Indian counterpart without the overhang, obligations and requirements of the European Union. The Skripal poisoning episode has detracted British domestic attention and […]
AAPI & USAID partnering for a TB- Free India
WASHINGTON (TIP): USA-International Developmental Agency (USAID) on April 5thsigned an MOU with American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) to work together in achieving the goal of Tuberculosis (TB) free India. According to the […]
Texas Gov. Abbott’s ‘historic’ talk with Indian prime minister includes defense, health care, energy
NEW DELHI (TIP): Gov. Greg Abbott met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an hour and five minutes on Wednesday at Modi’s official residence. Abbott later said the two leaders discussed numerous subjects, including […]
