A Potion to Heal and Kill
Since thousands of years poisons have been both a deadly threat and a protective tool used around the world. Poisons have played a dominant role in our history and...
The Unseemly Noise over Taj Mahal: Judges Wade into Unchartered Territory
“Either we will shut down the Taj Mahal or you demolish or restore it”, a two-member bench comprising Justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta were reported to have...
India Emerges as Top Deal-Street Performer of the World
The global deal-street now seriously takes note of Indian bids and transactions. India’s outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) in equity, loan and guarantees are largely funded by the Reserve...
Global Arms Producers are Not Interested to Make in India: World Dealers Make More by Exporting to India
India is the world’s largest arms importer. And, it may remain so for many years to come. Why should an arms manufacturer-exporter expand its production base to India to...
Despite Economic Slowdown Popularity of Vladimir Putin is all-time High in Russia
With more than 56 million votes, it was Putin’s biggest ever win and the largest by any post-Soviet Russian leader. But the OSCE, a rights watchdog, said restrictions on...
Cambridge Analytica Boss met Trump before 2016 Poll: False Information through Facebook is Confirmed
Journalists posing as potential customers of the firm have released video of Alexander Nix, the now-suspended CEO of Cambridge Analytica, bragging how his company secured that data and used...
Big Business of China on Silent Investment Aggression into India
China is fast catching up in terms of investment in India. It was the 17th largest investor in India in 2016, up from 28th in 2014 and 35th in...
India Must Avoid Military Action in Maldives: Situation is Completely Different From 1984
The recent crisis in the Maldives has to be seen in the larger and long-term context of Sino-Indian rivalry to gain supremacy in the Indian Ocean Region and the...
Telecom Imports Putting Pressure on Security, Forex Reserves
Of all the current sources of telecom imports, China is the largest. At the same time, China also poses the biggest threat to the country’s domestic security. The need...