NSA Doval cancels China visit to deal with Pathankot attack

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s visit to China from Tuesday for talks with top Chinese leaders has been put off in the wake of the attack by Pakistani militants on the key Air......

India may 'use' Dalai to solve border row: analyst

China has maintained a studied silence over Dalai Lama's ongoing visit to Arunachal Pradesh, but a state-run newspaper on Monday said he made the trip under pressure from India. "India may make use......

Did India gain anything from Modi-Xi meeting?

All the three issues raised by China at the Modi-Xi meeting are either intractable or peripheral to the bilateral relations and suggest conventional methods to placate the other side without......

US, India should try to keep Lanka away from China's sway

Since the US and India broadly share similar interests in Sri Lanka, they should coordinate closely to ensure that the country preserves its democratic institutions, says Lisa Curtis On Saturday,......

FDI, not rising salaries, to fuel India retail boo

A recent report by ACNielsen (Shopper Trends, October 19, 2006) paints a rosy picture of an emerging retail boom in India, "with one modern store for every 400,000 population" at present.Among the......

Modern India's most ambitious project

It is an extraordinary project that involves building a 64 km dam and turning a part of the Arabian Sea into a freshwater lake. It will take at least 20 years to build and if it ever gets off the......