Modi, Canada's Trudeau hold 'brief exchange' in Laos

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Justin Trudeau met on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Laos, almost a year after his Canadian counterpart accused India of involvement in the death of a......

Amit Shah to attend Ratan Tata's funeral in Mumbai

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend the funeral of industrialist Ratan Tata in Mumbai on Thursday, sources said on Thursday. IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit Shah shakes hand with Tata group......

What Will Modi Discuss At Quad Meeting?

Saturday's Quad meeting in Delaware is taking place against the backdrop of China's assertive behaviour in the South China Sea, its sabre-rattling in the Taiwan Strait and increasing footprints in......

India Should Be Battle Ready With China

'With continued focus on votes, upcoming by-polls and purchasing politicians, the political hierarchy has little time for national defence.' 'They would do well to heed a veteran scholar, who says,......

Will India finally join world's largest trade bloc?

Countries that have signed the RCEP agreement can start negotiations with India for joining the pact once New Delhi submits a written request stating its intention for the same, according to a......

Asean bloc invites India for RCEP dialogue in Bali next month

The Asean secretariat hopes the meet may be able to iron out existing wrinkles raised by India. Since there had been no significant progress on the matter over the past two years on most issues,......

RCEP: 'India has enough bargaining chips'

'RCEP may be in India's long-term interest, but it is certainly not in India's short-term and medium-term interest.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Damodardas with other world leaders at the......

4 reasons why India said no to RCEP

'It seems a wiser decision to pull out at the right moment than regret after joining the pact,' explains Dr Rahul Mishra. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi speaks at the ASEAN-India......