Strange Salman, the Saudis and Kerala

The Saudi leaders were willing to walk the extra mile to solve India's problem, but the external affairs ministry in New Delhi wanted to dawdle. Why did External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid......

India finally makes an entry in Iraq

India will have to seriously think about its role anew as a new Iraq emerged in a new Middle East. Appointing an ambassador is a good, albeit modest, start, says Harsh V Pant. Finally after seven......

President's address to the Parliament

Following is the trascriptof President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sittingof Parliament on Thursday.Honourable Members, I convey my good wishes to you and to all our people. On behalf of......

Pak NSA in India as country slides downhill

Pakistan's national security adviser, Major General Mahmud Ali Durrani, is one of a rare breed of talented and perceptive Pakistan army officers who has a realistic understanding of the power......

With Air India, Tatas get a stake in Kerala's Cochin airport

As the Tata group inches closer to taking over Air India in January 2022, the $242-billion conglomerate will also inherit a stake in Kerala’s Cochin airport. The Tatas would become the only......

Ministry assures, India won't face any oil shortage

A massive drone strike on the world's largest crude-processing facility operated by Saudi Arabia's Aramco has driven oil prices to their highest level in nearly four months. The attack has knocked......

Cutback in oil output, rise in crude prices could impact India

Given that India gets a huge part of its oil supplies from Iran through government-owned oil PSUs, any unwelcome shocks in global crude rates could be absorbed well enough, reports Aveek......

2 key reasons why PSUs will pay lower dividend in FY19

Rising oil prices and diminishing cash pile to limit capacity in 2018-19 The Union government may have to settle for lower dividend income from public sector undertakings (PSUs) in the next fiscal......