New Great Game in Africa: How Russia, West, and China have large stakes in Niger crisis
As Russia and the West seek to counter each other in Africa and several countries brace for war, China will be busy making its own calculations. Beijing has much to lose if matters get out of hand
No confidence motion: Opposition’s botched strategy allows PM Modi to set the grand narrative for 2024
Congress-led alliance makes two crucial errors to put themselves at risk of losing public trust and credibility
Nuh riots give BJP big 2024 poll opportunity: Flush out illegals from Delhi-NCR
If the Narendra Modi government can display organised and determined action against the illegals, it could be a big election plank for 2024. It would also set the field for a nationwide NRC if Narendra Modi comes back to power
Unravelling complexities: Niger's coup, regional dynamics and foreign influences
The coup in Niger, entwined with regional complexities and external influences, unveils intricate dynamics within the Sahel region of West Africa
Gadar 2 movie review: Sunny Deol makes a roaring comeback as Tara Singh to deliver a big screen massy actioner
Sunny Deol's Gadar 2 is an action-spectacle, which needs to be watch on the big canvas
From Manoj Kumar's Shaheed to Ajay Devgn's The Legend of Bhagat Singh, films that display India's fight for Independence
Filmmakers have been milking the National and patriotic sentiment of the audience to please the box-office for ages, and what better sentiment than India's ferocious fight for its independence from the British Raj
'The Kashmir Files Unreported' review: Vivek Agnihotri's documentary attempts to dig deeper, and darker
The idea of the documentary is to give a more detailed and dense look at the exodus and genocide that happened in the state, with Agnihotri and Joshi interacting with the victims and breaking the fourth wall
OMG 2 movie review: Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi & Yami Gautam Dhar deliver a path-breaking film on sex education
Writer-director Amit Rai masterfully pens each and every scene of OMG 2 along with top-class direction, that keeps the narrative engaging
Maldives: After EC, SC denies nomination to Yameen, Solih faces record seven rivals
Maldives has a two-phase presidential election with the top two from the first round facing off in the run-off, if no one obtains the mandated 50% minimum
Global Watch | How Pakistan deep state is trying to revive terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir
Even as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was pleading for India-Pakistan talks a few days ago, the Pakistani deep state was making a desperate attempt to revive terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir
Jailer movie review: Superstar Rajinikanth, Mohanlal and Shiva Rajkumar are the triple threat that keeps giving
One of the most memorable things about Nelson’s directorial, Jailer, starring Rajinikanth, is the fact that the superstar doesn’t get into a zone where he performs unbelievable action sequences
How India and Muslim world joined hands to protest Western prejudice against oriental religious sensitivities
When, in the wake of a string of incidents of desecration of the Quran in Sweden and Denmark, Pakistan brought in a resolution at the UNHRC condemning the "alarming rise in... public acts of religious hatred", India threw its considerable diplomatic weight behind it, facilitating its adoption
The Jengaburu Curse review: Nila Madhab Panda's show mixes an ingenious theme with an almost invariable plot
The show has sprawling camerawork and stunning visuals, and it dares to put its messaging out without reeking of pretentiousness. But the overdose of its subplot weighs it down
Five ‘opiates’ we Indians are consuming daily and have become addicts
We have become a society of addicts to certain narratives, which if sober we would have resisted and fought against, but have now accepted as the new normal
How UK and Argentina's differences on Falkland Islands impact India-Buenos Aires defence ties
The Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute between the UK and Argentina in the early 1980s created tensions that affected regional dynamics and security perceptions
From Shah Rukh Khan in Don 3 to Saif Ali Khan in Race 3, when actors were replaced in their films' sequels
The list is quite long. Arshad Warsi in Jolly LLB 2, Anil Kapoor and Nana Patekar in Welcome 3, Emraan Hashmi in Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara
Deepika Padukone – The actor who paved the way to Hollywood for others in this generation of stars
Deepika Padukone has put India and its actors on the global map multiple times because of her achievements and each time she has done it, sticking by her deeply Indian roots
Why Shehbaz Sharif offers talks with India without pre-conditions on reinstating Article 370
The Pakistan leadership only suggesting but not addressing Indian concerns implies it is waiting for India to blink first, which India will not do
Rajinikanth-versus-Vijay fan ‘war’ puts pan-India spotlight back on Tamil cinema
Rajinikanth’s Jailer and Vijay’s upcoming Leo generate buzz amidst reports of fan feud, at a time Telugu cinema has surged ahead
Can India really trust America to stay the course on China?
Biden administration is sending confusing signals on ‘China-containment’ and ‘China engagement’ strategies amid Wall Street’s deep and enduring stakes in Chinese market