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Breaking News: The U.S. and Iran have failed to reach an agreement to end the war, Vice President JD Vance said after marathon peace talks. nyti.ms/47PY9qs

@tavleen_singh While I agree with your opinion, there're still many Indians who still look to US with awe.

There was a time when despite relentless government promotion of the Soviet Union most Indians were in love with America. Trump has changed this. My column today.

@tallstories Well said, Maam. I endorse your views fully.

A historic event in our neighbourhood. If the talks in Islamabad succeed, we all stand to benefit. Not one Indian journalist there to cover it. But yes, do let’s take pot-shots at it and pray that it fails so that more people are killed, our own farmers run out of fertilisers, our kitchens become dysfunctional without LPG, and we all queue up for petrol and diesel.

NEWS in Islamabad: After marathon negotiations, JD Vance says, “The bad news is that we have not reached a deal.”

@utterflea @VijayGoelBJP @PavanK_Varma My dear Vajpayee was so good & brilliantly different that today many of Bhakts openly call him a "Congressman".

Atal Bihari Vajpayee: The Eternal Statesman by @VijayGoelBJP highlights the former Prime Minister’s warmth, wit and grace through a rich visual showcase of his life. Review by @PavanK_Varma hindustantimes.com/s/1R6otMW

Captain Ghalibaf, a professional pilot of Airbus commercial aircraft, will steer the negotiations on behalf of the Islamic Republic of Iran. His record of safe takeoffs and safe landings is remarkable.

@KanwalSibal Sir, your point is well taken. Then what happens to out image of being a Vishwaguru and being led by a man who pretends that he has friendship with all leaders of the world and is one among them.

Pakistan is merely a convenient venue for the talks. Gulf was more obvious but the Oman effort failed. The US has used Qatar for talks with the Taliban. Qatar has experience in such efforts but it is now a party to the conflict. Europe is no longer politically credible as a neutral party. The Oslo days are over. Pakistan is next door and Iran would have preferred it for security considerations . Pakistan under Munir and Sharif are doing somersaults to ingratiate themselves with Trump. The US finds Pakistan serviceable. Hence the embarrassment of the Draft for Pakistan’s PM. All said and done, Pakistan will gain diplomatically from being the venue, even if the talks don’t succeed. Pakistan is deeply connected to terrorism, it is in permanent conflict with India, and now is at war with the Taliban in Afghanistan, its past protege. Iran has exchanged missile attacks with Pakistan fairly recently to deter terrorism against it from Pakistani soil. India need not and should not play up concerns about Pakistan’s role as it is tactically pragmatic for all sides. Our concern would be Trump’s potential rewards for Pakistan given his favourite Field Marshal syndrome by way of arms aid.

This was never a Congress culture. @ashutosh83B @gurdeepsappal @drshamamohd @SupriyaShrinate

Update on Indian Shipping Operations Indian-flagged vessel JAG VIKRAM, navigated by 24 Indian crew members, successfully sailed out of the Persian Gulf region on April 11, 2026. 📦 Cargo: 20,412 MT of LPG 🗓️ ETA: April 15, 2026

@LodhiMaleeha Maam, I had watched this. You spoke well. I will be happy if Islamabad talks clicks. It doesn't matter who brings in peace.

Speaking on Al Jazeera a little while ago

@NH_India Agree. This is also a Hindutva ploy.

NCP (SP) chief #SharadPawar has flagged the growing influence of radical elements in the #Warkari sect, a Vaishnava devotional tradition rooted in #Maharashtra and centred on Lord Vitthal’s worship at Pandharpur. nationalheraldindia.com/national/hindu…

@ashoupadhyay @Akshita_N Ashok, once you know a couple of South Indian languages it becomes easy to understand others. My mother tongue is Konkani and that makes it easy for me to understand Marathi, Malvani, Hindi.

Absolutely. And voices like @Akshita_N capture this spirit best. One of the finest reporters on the ground, she understands every language and every shade of South India, bringing out nuances many miss. Traditions like these deserve to be seen, understood and celebrated.

@NH_India @GBGulf1 Left has no funds. Elections today is all about money. CPIM neither has funds, leadership nor workers.

For those tracking the sharp decline in #LeftFront’s fortunes in #WestBengal since their ouster in 2011, a common grouse had been their getting the plot wrong in forging electoral alliances, notes @GBGulf1 nationalheraldindia.com/india/bengal-p…

@ashoupadhyay Nitish has already made it clear to BJP top leadership that Bihar should not have a rubber stamp like Mohan Yadav or Saini, but a CM who will be able to carry forward Nitish's policies independently in coordination with JDU.

Is BJP eyeing a surprise Bihar CM pick? 🤔 Two time MLA from Patepur, Lakhendra Kumar Raushan aka Lakhendra Paswan, currently SC ST Welfare Minister in Nitish Kumar cabinet, met the CM sparking buzz. Does he fit BJP recent pattern and political calculus or is this just speculation?

@praveenswami I feel sad for the musicians.

If reporting a global crisis is not entertaining enough for them, perhaps a pool table or a bouncy castle might work better than this fantastic classical music…

@LodhiMaleeha Agree, Maam.

We should avoid any rush to judgement about the Islamabad talks which have barely got going. Diplomacy is a process, not an event. Anyone who thinks the process will yield something quickly is mistaken. No need to see it in terms of either breakthrough or breakdown.

#Islamabadtalks No worries. We will be updated by Trump & Iran. After all we are Vishwaguru.

@Chellaney Problem with Trump is that he is his own advisor. And the rest surrounding him only say "Ji Huzoor", off course in English.

Trump’s neo-imperial impulse is no longer latent; it is hardening into an expansionist doctrine that echoes the playbook of colonial empires rather than the norms of the post-1945 order. Worse still, the costs of Trump’s ambitions are being borne globally. japantimes.co.jp/commentary/202…

@dksingh73 @ShekharGupta @ThePrintIndia India has to impliment 'Ease of doing business' and get rid of tax terrorism.

India has 5 vulnerabilities— military modernisation, energy dependency, space intelligence gaps, fertilisers, and critical minerals. In 5 yrs, it can do much to be in a better position when the next crisis arrives, writes @ShekharGupta theprint.in/national-inter… via @theprintindia

@jgopikrishnan70 @deekayu Good observation Gopi.

@deekayu Just see the favourable orders in big Commercial & Tax matters passed by Yashwant Varma... Some are recently quashed by Supreme Court ..... 😎

There is still no answer to whose money was it..? Judiciary and police have the basic responsibility to fix this Q for the public. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/judge-re…