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Why Nancy Powell's exit can help India-US rebuild relations
US ambassador Nancy Powell’s resignation is the first real indication that Washington has woken up and is starting to smell the “chai.”
Missing Malaysian plane: Why a 9/11-type India-centric hijacking is not plausible
No terror outfit in the world has a proven capability of dealing with such complex avionics.
How power relationships among nations shaped the Ukraine crisis
Editor's note: This is a reader we received on the piece 'Another Cold War? India can’t ignore Crimea crisis in Ukraine'. As per Firstpost policy, the comment has been lightly edited for spellings and grammar.
Bill Gates is wrong, the rich-poor divide is only getting wider
The former Microsoft boss’s faith in the system that gave him all the money he now spends to fight inequality is perhaps instinctive. But there is ample evidence now that inequality is inbuilt in the capitalist system.
Defence projects, n-plants: India's new envoy to Russia has a huge task ahead
Indian officials believe Raghavan is an old Russia/Soviet Union hand and should be able to smoothen rough edges in the Indo-Russian defence relationship.
Devyani Khobragade case: Five questions that US needs to answer
Isn't strip and cavity search a violation of human dignity in the US? What are the human rights organization in US doing?
Devyani Khobragade: US was wrong, but India is being immature
The Indian reaction, screaming Tit for Tat, an Eye for an Eye, will leave everyone blind. It's immature and ridiculous
How I grew up with the 'unbreakable' Nelson Mandela, sitting miles away
I just want to reminisce about growing up with “Mandela.” His name was a plank on which we rested many fond hopes for a better world. He always seemed solid. Unbreakable.
Headley, Afghanistan to figure prominently during Sujatha Singh’s US visit
Her visit comes at a time when the Indo-US bilateral relationship has seemingly reached a plateau
Disputed territory: What US fighter aircrafts over China mean
This was a conscious, deliberate and well-thought policy initiative by the Americans to counter China’s increasingly aggressive moves in the East China Sea vis a vis Japan and to demonstrate Washington’s rock solid support for Japan.
Miss America: the pageant that lets all variety of racists go crackers
Why Indian racists were not so pleased with America's backlash after Nina Davuluri won Miss America.
Why there's no real jaan in Manmohan Singh's US visit
The PM will have a nice visit, no doubt, with the right amount of cheer and goodwill but there is no real jaan in it
Why is US giving Pakistan weapons to be used against India?
In the context of the recent continuous tensions on the LOC, it is useful to take a hard look at the unhealthy US-Pakistan relationship of dependence, if only as a reminder of how some things never change.
Exclusive: S Jaishankar to be India’s next envoy to Washington
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has acknowledged that truth and assigned S Jaishankar to be India’s next ambassador to the United States, a man he thinks can stem the drift in Indo-US relations and inject new energy, FirstPost has learnt.
Why India simply has to strategically shelve Pakistan
Americans will object on Pakistan’s behalf but surely they understand India can’t keep absorbing attacks from both sides – in Afghanistan as on its Jalalabad consulate and along the LOC.
For tigers, the game is as good as over
At the present rate of habitat loss due to rapid and mindless development, the World Bank’s promise of doubling the number of wild tigers by 2022 is a joke.
Not just Rajnath Singh: Why are Indian politicians disastrous in US?
The failure cuts across party lines. If you have BJP leaders who should read their speeches in Hindi with simultaneous translation rather than in English, you have Congress Party leaders whose pomposity can give you nausea.
Manmohan, Obama need Twitter lessons from other world leaders
While @BarackObama may have the largest number of followers, he is also the “least connected”. If the issue is digital diplomacy on platforms like Twitter, connections between world leaders becomes more important than number of FLU (followers like us).
Why the Will-Kate royal pregnancy is a big yawn
Here’s some of the fun William and Kate could have indulged in if they were just our run-of-the-mill celebrities instead of being the blue-blooded variety
Why we must all pity the royal baby
What possibility does the yet-to-be-born royal baby have for privacy?
Osama bin Laden and the failure of the Pakistani state
The exhaustive 336-page report is a strong indictment of the entire government machinery – from the all-powerful ISI and the military to the lowly beat policeman and revenue officer.
Why US shouldn't accept Dalrymple's reading of Afghan 'history'
With his latest essay on Afghanistan, William Dalrymple has crossed into the wilds of contemporary geo-politics and proved history can also be someone’s pet interpretation.
Brazil protests: How Ronaldo, Pele betrayed their people
Pelé and Ronaldo might be advocating for something they believe will be good for the country’s image but they have become a symbol of how public money is being used to enrich the wealthy.
The capitulation of Gov Bobby Jindal, honorary white
Jindal, Indian-American Governor of Louisiana, never loses an opportunity to downplay his Indian roots. Wonder why Indians think he is carrying the flag for them in "white" America?
What Indians in US must learn from Black History
Afro-Americans realised that the end of slavery did not end racism. Indian Americans must similarly realise that they cannot gain acceptance in modern-day US by trying to become more white
Next Pope should start a new dialogue with other faiths
The next Pope is vital not only to Catholics, but people of other faiths as well. It would help if he redefined the church's approach to other religions
Big Brother Wars: Why Snowden is so valuable to China
Is he a hero for opening the door on this obsessive compulsive spying on ordinary citizens or a villain who jeopardized security by doing so?
What India could have taught the US about dealing with China
The recent US-China summit was a success – for Chinese President Xi Jinping. He conceded little and ably cast the meeting on his terms.
What the appointment of Susan Rice as Obama's NSA means for India
New Delhi can take heart in the fact that she will be a good counter to Secretary of State John Kerry who is seen as overly accommodating of Pakistan.
Can Nawaz Sharif finish what he began and strengthen ties with India?
The circumstances are right, and the people are in place for Sharif to finish what he tried to do in the years of his second term, talked about doing during his years in exile and opposition, and now has the chance to do in his third term.