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The long overdue quashing of the exception for marital rape in the Indian Penal Code must wait longer after the split verdict of the Delhi High court. The two judge bench disagreed  – one judge ruling it unconstitutional and the other upholding the provision. Spousal rape has been a crime ...

The tortuous bilateral relationship between India and Pakistan may take an intriguing turn on the heels of two discrete events. In December, Pakistan’s civil and military leadership reportedly approved the country’s first integrated National Security Policy. The policy, which is scheduled to be made public on Friday, is supposed ...

The unfortunate breakout of violence in Nagaland after a botched Army operation in which a number of villagers were killed casts a shadow over the Naga peace talks. It appears that specific intelligence inputs that the Army had received about a faction of the banned NSCN(K) was wrong. The ...

Team India’s horrendous performance in its second match of the ongoing T20 World Cup against New Zealand raises many questions. Despite being pegged as one of the favourites, the Men In Blue have thoroughly underperformed. Of course, winning and losing are part of the game. And luck plays a ...

US deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman has said that her administration is hopeful of resolving disagreements with India over the latter’s purchase of the Russian S-400 system through talks. The US has been vocal in its opposition to the deal with the threat of CAATSA sanctions looming over ...

China has said that it is ready to seek a mutually acceptable solution to the border issue with India which has festered since May last year. Although an agreement to pull back from the Pangong Tso area was reached this February, negotiations to resolve the remaining friction points in ...

On a visit to Siliguri to take stock of his party’s organizational matters ahead of the West Bengal elections next year, BJP president JP Nadda said yesterday that the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act had been delayed due to the pandemic, but as that situation is improving rules ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is globally acknowledged for his leadership role both at national and international fora. Even rabid critics on the political spectrum concede his unquestioned popularity. He has an ardent following and his moves and statements are intensely followed by legions. Yet, despite being under 24×7 scrutiny, ...

The bhoomi pujan for the new Ram temple at Ayodhya has hogged the headlines and has been called a historical event by both Hindutva stalwarts and bitter Hindutva critics, with one group cheering and the other groaning about the transition of a secular India into a BJP-Hindutva dominated one. ...

While much fanfare surrounds the arrival of five Rafale fighter jets which will soon be inducted into the Indian Air Force, one shouldn’t forget the significant shortage in critical weapons platforms that the armed forces continue to suffer from. Sure, the first batch of Rafales — the total order ...