Written By Maya Mirchandani

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told BRICS leaders in Goa on Sunday that "the mothership of terrorism is in India's neighbourhood" and posed a major threat to BRICS goals of development and economic growth. In spite of his saying that those who shelter terrorists are as much a threat themselves, the Goa Declaration adopted by five member states didn't...

Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal or Prachanda is in New Delhi on his first foreign visit after assuming office, one that's being seen as an attempt at putting the bilateral relationship between Delhi and Kathmandu back on track.

On the fifth Friday after the Kashmir Valley erupted in the wake of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani's killing, as Delhi finally saw a huddle of politicians across parties to find a way out of the current crisis, Srinagar remained shut.

As its flagship Millenium City Gurgaon struggles to stay afloat in the monsoons, the Haryana government, instead of focusing on creating better urban drainage systems, is focusing on a project to revive the mythical Saraswati river.

Days before India was snubbed by the Nuclear Suppliers Group or NSG, which refused in entry last month, Germany, which supported the application, tried to give India an alternative route into the 48-country bloc that controls sensitive nuclear technology.

Iran's nuclear deal with the West and the lifting of sanctions has broken boundaries and artists are reflecting this change especially in the capital, Tehran.

Three continents, five nations, six days - that's Prime Minister Modi's travel schedule starting with the inauguration of the Afghan-India Friendship Dam - Salma Dam - in Herat today.

US Senator Ben Cardin - the ranking democrat on the senate foreign relations committee - has handed a tough report card on India ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Washington, scheduled for next week.

He says he is the "reincarnation" of Hyderabad University student Rohith Vemula; catapulted from the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus to the election battleground in Kerala, Mohd Muhsin's pitch starts with this statement.

There was consensus among the participants on how mistrust, a lack of political will and poor regional security are the biggest impediments in the way of a fully economically integrated South Asian region.

Months after his country agreed to cooperate with Pakistan's intelligence agencies, former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has said that the agreement would not be implemented.

Tucked away in the tiny bylanes of Kerala's Kodungallur town, it's easy to miss one of India's biggest archaeological findings.

That India was the first overseas visit of Sri Lanka's new Foreign Minister is being seen both as the new Sri Lankan government's resolve to boost ties with India, as well as New Delhi's keenness to get down to business immediately with Colombo's new regime.

Three months after the deluge, Kashmir's capital looks possibly worse than it did at the height of the conflict.

NAM Summit: It could simply be lore now, but if the story Jugal Kishore, the principal of Tehran's new Kendriya Vidyalaya told us is true, Iran's province of Zahedan was named for the Sikh gentlemen, called Zaheds- the pious- by the Shah at the time.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told BRICS leaders in Goa on Sunday that "the mothership of terrorism is in India's neighbourhood" and posed a major threat to BRICS goals of development and economic growth. In spite of his saying that those who shelter terrorists are as much a threat themselves, the Goa Declaration adopted by five member states didn't...

Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal or Prachanda is in New Delhi on his first foreign visit after assuming office, one that's being seen as an attempt at putting the bilateral relationship between Delhi and Kathmandu back on track.

On the fifth Friday after the Kashmir Valley erupted in the wake of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani's killing, as Delhi finally saw a huddle of politicians across parties to find a way out of the current crisis, Srinagar remained shut.

As its flagship Millenium City Gurgaon struggles to stay afloat in the monsoons, the Haryana government, instead of focusing on creating better urban drainage systems, is focusing on a project to revive the mythical Saraswati river.

Days before India was snubbed by the Nuclear Suppliers Group or NSG, which refused in entry last month, Germany, which supported the application, tried to give India an alternative route into the 48-country bloc that controls sensitive nuclear technology.

Iran's nuclear deal with the West and the lifting of sanctions has broken boundaries and artists are reflecting this change especially in the capital, Tehran.

Three continents, five nations, six days - that's Prime Minister Modi's travel schedule starting with the inauguration of the Afghan-India Friendship Dam - Salma Dam - in Herat today.

US Senator Ben Cardin - the ranking democrat on the senate foreign relations committee - has handed a tough report card on India ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Washington, scheduled for next week.

He says he is the "reincarnation" of Hyderabad University student Rohith Vemula; catapulted from the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus to the election battleground in Kerala, Mohd Muhsin's pitch starts with this statement.

There was consensus among the participants on how mistrust, a lack of political will and poor regional security are the biggest impediments in the way of a fully economically integrated South Asian region.

Months after his country agreed to cooperate with Pakistan's intelligence agencies, former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has said that the agreement would not be implemented.

Tucked away in the tiny bylanes of Kerala's Kodungallur town, it's easy to miss one of India's biggest archaeological findings.

That India was the first overseas visit of Sri Lanka's new Foreign Minister is being seen both as the new Sri Lankan government's resolve to boost ties with India, as well as New Delhi's keenness to get down to business immediately with Colombo's new regime.

Three months after the deluge, Kashmir's capital looks possibly worse than it did at the height of the conflict.

NAM Summit: It could simply be lore now, but if the story Jugal Kishore, the principal of Tehran's new Kendriya Vidyalaya told us is true, Iran's province of Zahedan was named for the Sikh gentlemen, called Zaheds- the pious- by the Shah at the time.