'Many countries believe that if they join BRICS, they will be seen as emerging countries and their stature will be enhanced.''G-20 still has common action plans while BRICS does not do that much.'......
After 2014, our growth has been average of around 5%.If this continues, we will remain here like Egypt, Brazil, South Africa and Bangladesh, points out Aakar Patel. Illustration: Dominic......
'That is not a democratic ideal obviously, but it is a practical reality.''It is a consistent feature of politicians in Pakistan that their rhetoric on the army softens the closer they get to the......
After Pyongyang tests a missile potentially capable of reaching the US, Dr Rajaram Panda explores the realistic -- and peaceful -- options before Donald Trump and the international community at......
IMAGE: Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, with his predecessors Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao at the parade in Beijing, September 3, 2015. Photograph: Wang Zhao/Reuters Why is Xi Jinping......
Every patriot should learn from our history and recognise that celebrating size will neither negate nor obscure the huge economic challenges that India faces, asserts Rathin Roy. IMAGE: Finance......
Soft oil prices are expected to persist in 2015 and will be accompanied by significant real income shifts from oil-exporting to oil-importing countries. Major oil importing countries in particular......
The global economic slowdown appears to be blunting the benefit of the rupee’s depreciation on remittances this year: Non-resident Indians are likely to send $71 billion to the country,......
The Indian Textiles Industry has an overwhelming presence in the economic life of the country. Under 11th Five Year Plan (FYP) it was projected to accelerate to a growth rate of 16 per cent in......
G-20, the grouping of developed and emerging market economies, will focus on food security but issues concerning India like rising prices of vegetables may not come up for discussions at a meeting......