ISAF rebukes Pakistan over cross-border attacks

The US-led security coalition in Afghanistan has taken strong exception to a claim by Pakistan that it has done little to stop militants from using Afghan territory as a springboard for attacks on......

Peace, security to figure in Indo-Pak talks

Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon is going to Pakistan on May 19 to set up the agenda for Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee's visit to that country during the same period. Menon said continued......

India cuts SAARC to size

The challenge for Indian diplomacy lies in "convincing our neighbours that India is an opportunity, not a threat, that far from being besieged by India, they have a vast, productive hinterland that......

Pakistan postpones SAARC summit

Pakistan on Monday indefinitely postponed the seven-nation South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit it was to host because of India's refusal to confirm attendance.The......

India's reserves rise $20 billion in Q4, buck slower reserve growth trend

India has posted the biggest gain in hard currency reserves of any major emerging economy in the past year, bucking the weaker trend in fellow BRICS states Russia, Brazil and South Africa.Indian......

Why the rising dollar is a global problem

Emerging markets and Asia may be first in the firing line This time round the rising dollar may be America's currency and everybody's problem. That's because the dollar's strong rise will serve to......

Indian firms back on the prowl

Aluminum major Vedanta's $1.34-billion acquisition of the zinc assets of Anglo American, which will be funded through Hindustan Zinc, is the latest manifestation of the restored growth appetite of......

Why the regulators must have a global 'risk map'

We are still in the midst of the most severe downturn since the Great Depression. But one day we will come out of these dire straits. Are we any better prepared today to avoid a repetition of such......