Kabuliwalli: For a journo, how much ‘beyond’ is ‘beyond the call of duty’?
The desperate scenes in Afghanistan have dredged up memories of the two Kabuliwallas of my childhood.
This fire will not remain confined to Afghanistan, it will spread through the region. India is not…
With the situation in Afghanistan rapidly descending into a bloody chaos, as one provincial city after another falls into the clutches of the incredibly barbaric Taliban militias, the nightmare for the ordinary people of that war-ravaged…
The rebel who chose peace
His years as an armed insurgent are two decades in the past. Since then, Zoramthanga has helped Mizoram emerge as NE’s most peaceful state. When it comes to land though, the 77-yr-old CM won’t back down, as Assam just found.
India’s role in Afghanistan has not been good
For the Taliban, peace is the first option, says Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesperson for the group. The 40-something Mujahid is in an undisclosed location, from where he spoke to THE WEEK. In a 45-minute-long interaction, Mujahid spoke with…
As China Engages With Taliban, New Delhi Can’t Sit Out
One thing that every US President since George W Bush has done is to promise to bring American soldiers home from what in September will be two decades of unending conflict in Afghanistan since 9/11
The ‘Namaste’ Says It All: Why Mamata’s Meet With Sonia, Rahul Builds Oppn Hope…
As she called herself a worker, Banerjee also signalled that her motto is to first unite the opposition and then look for a credible face approved by all.
Coronalympics: ‘The Delta variant is outcompeting all other previous versions’
Delta held our attention and headlines these past months and it wasn’t going to let the Olympics steal its meddle. So, just three days into the great Games, came a Reuters report proving that this variant is easily Citius, Altius, Fortius…
‘Beijing acting more repressively at home and more aggressively abroad’: Antony Blinken
On his first visit to India, US secretary of stateAntony Blinkensat down for a conversation withIndrani Bagchion the Quad, the future of Afghanistan and the US-India priorities going forward. Excerpts from the interview:
Mending the British-made Assam-Mizoram dispute: Northeast needs creative solutions like building…
Historically speaking, it is an ironic sight. Assam police stepped inside the known cultural boundaries of Mizoram and Meghalaya this week, but these areas were only demarcated by the British after they entered the region in 1826 following…
Oppn Show of Strength, Map for 2024 & Eye on New States: What Brings Mamata to Delhi
Banerjee, in her Martyrs’ Day speech, had made it clear that the Opposition should start planning early for the 2024 elections.