Opinion

If you have diabetes, hypertension or are obese, you are more likely to be severely affected by COVID-19 or to die from it. These non-communicable diseases (NCDs) were the most common comorbidities identified in COVID-19 patients…

What is right about China? And then what is right in politics altogether? At the end of the day, this is at the heart of the friction between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, due in Rome next week, and the Pope. The two were supposed…

In late June, Thai officials intercepted a shipment of weapons in the town of Mae Sot across the border from Myawaddy in Myanmar’s Karen State. They seized a large cache of brand-new Chinese-made weapons and detained two Thai citizens. …

Last month, details emerged of a mammoth new strategic accord that is now in the works between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Once finalized, the $400 billion, 25-year strategic pact will give Iran's…

Many combat aircraft — new to the air force — have entered service over the years. But I doubt whether the IAF has experienced any warplane being accorded the kind of hyperbolised welcome the five Rafales (2 two seat trainers, 3 single…

Keep an eye on the developments in what is known as the ‘Central Sector’ where initial though yet to be officially confirmed reports coming in suggest that the Chinese have increased their activity in the area opposite Chitkul in Kinnaur…

The time has come to initiate strong foreign policy measures and invest in the development of facilities in African health sector and help countries achieve their Millennium Development Goals of 2063. The global outbreak of Covid-19…

When General Robert Lockhart, first commander-in-chief of the Indian Army took the strategic plan of defence policy to Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, the PM took one look and shouted, “Rubbish! Total rubbish! We don't need a defence…

In these troubled times, when the soldiers of the two largest nations of the world fight and kill each other so viciously, let us try to trace the historical roots of such antagonism. If both nations hark back to a common narrative about…

The US decision last month to temporarily stop issuing H-1B and H-4 visas — along with a slew of previously announced restrictions on legal immigration — impacts India more than any other country. H-1B visas are used mostly by high-tech…