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In a year-end review of the foreign policy and India's relations with its neigbours, the Minister said, "India lives in a difficult neighbourhood" and national security and terrorism originating from "across our borders" would remain a major challenge in 2010.
Tehrik-e-Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud narrowly escapes death in hurricane missile strikes by US drones that killed about 50 people in country's restive northwest.
A spate of hate crimes against Indian students causes concern and outrage, forcing the Australian Government to take strong measures.
The attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team has bolstered the feeling within Pakistan that the Zardari Government does not have what it takes to control the country.
A mutiny in the capital by Bangladesh’s key border force worries India and puts the new Hasina Government in a vulnerable position.
Dressed casually and exuding confidence despite the political storm over the conduct of the civil war in the North, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse spoke exclusively to Managing Editor Raj Chengappa over breakfast at his Colombo residence.
Sri Lankan armed forces make a decisive assault on the last strongholds of the LTTE and have its chief within its sights. But he is a wily foe and capable of suprises, writes Raj Chengappa.
Two LTTE defectors help the Government showcase the province but the battle for power is beginning.
Four meetings and two years after, the much-hyped Indo-Pak initiative to combat terrorism has no results to speak of.
In the battle for America’s renewal, whoever wins, history will be made, whether it’s the nation’s first African-American president or its first woman V-P, reports S. Prasannarajan.
As political temperatures rise in India, the Sri Lankan government remains reluctant to end a campaign that it feels has cornered the LTTE, writes Christine Jayasinghe
Americans of Asian origin, who have quite a say in some swing states and are major fundraisers for both candidates, are tilting to Obama. Lavina Melwani reports.
A survey conducted by four universities in the United States showed 41% Asian-Americans supported Obama, while just 24% backed McCain.
Asif Zardari emerges as the real power in Pakistan after his election as President. With rising militancy and a flailing economy, his task is cut out. The doubt: Is he really cut out for the task?
US forces will no longer have to seek permission from Pak government when carrying out ground attacks on its soil.
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