Modi takes a swipe at Naidu as TDP protests his visit

'He keeps reminding me he is senior. There is no debate in this. I have never shown any disrespect to you since you are a senior.''You are a senior in changing alliances. A senior biting the back......

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......

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......

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......

How India is building its oil reserves

India is building its oil reserves in underground rock caverns and tanks, finds out Abheet Singh Sethi/IndiaSpend.com. Image: A natural underground rock cavern has been reshaped near the port of......

Landholders delay Mangalore SEZ

The Mangalore Special Economic Zone Limited (MSEZL) is facing stiff opposition from the landholders who are resisting acquisition of their lands. MSEZ Limited, a joint venture between the Oil and......

Govt plans to build crude oil buffer

The government is considering building a strategic storage of crude oil to provide for a 45-day cover, Lok Sabha was informed on Thursday.Stating that this storage would be built gradually,......

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......