All eyes on SCO meet after Taliban takeover

After two decades, the SCO appears to be at a cross-roads with the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, asserts Srikanth Kondapalli, the leading China expert. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas......

Can India Deal with Halahal In Amrit Kaal?

We have our own problems for sure and they are not trivial, but for now, our economy is in not too bad a shape, our politics is as personality-driven and authoritarian as that of most countries in......

Modi Has Enormous Curiosity About The World

'From the very start, PM Modi was insistent that visiting foreign leaders should be exposed to an India beyond its capital.''Through these experiences, he felt that the full Indian narrative would......

Can India be firm with China on Brahmaputra dams?

The Indian and Chinese premiers have an unprecedented historical opportunity to create such a mechanism for sharing international rivers. It will not only help the two countries but it has the......

Building bridges: Delhi offers sops to Dhaka

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's visit to Dhaka has once again pumped up the strength of ties between the two neighbours, India and Bangladesh. Mukherjee announced in Dhaka on May 6 that India......

Private insurers vs LIC

Private players in the life insurance business are growing at a scorching pace. Within three years of their inception, they have seized about 14 per cent of the market.Compare this to new......

20 great stocks to buy in 2008

Stock selection will be the key factor in determining returns in 2008, given concerns of a global slowdown and premium valuations in domestic markets. Year 2007 saw the market deliver good returns......

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......