China must remain calm in response to waves of criticism after Donald Trump announced his protocol-breaking chat with the president of Taiwan, says People’s Daily
3 min read6 Dec 2016Henry Kissinger said by the time Bangladeshi crisis began in 1971, US had conducted a number of highly secret exchanges with China and were on the verge of a breakthrough
3 min read25 Nov 2016Henry Kissinger’s new book World Order lists and explains at length the reasons for our increasingly anarchic world
6 min read16 Oct 2014The US has to accept ’first among equals’ status or, in the jargon, a multipolar world
4 min read2 Sep 2014The award of Bharat Ratna should reflect ideals that define Indianness and not partisan choices
3 min read11 Aug 2014Former US secretary of state raises the spectre of war between Japan and China, says the issue for rest of nations is that neither side be tempted to rely on force
1 min read2 Feb 2014A chilling account of the role of an unsung diplomat in the Bangladesh liberation war of 1971
5 min read5 Oct 2013The creation of Bangladesh was a much more ambiguous war than what had been thought of until now
3 min read4 Oct 2013Clinton’s four years as America’s top diplomat have given her iconic status around the world—and deservedly so
3 min read1 Feb 2013The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared