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......

The Importance Of Russia And US For India

New Delhi has reached out to Moscow while waiting for a new president in Washington. New Delhi knows well that in international relations, there are no permanent friends or foes, only permanent......

Neighbourhood First At Modi's Swearing-In

Engagement with neighbours is a strategic imperative, and not an option, asserts Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives to attend Prime Minister designate Narendra......

Russia's Unease Over India-US Proximity

The scaling up of the India-US strategic partnership to the level of non-NATO ally with defence deals, sharing and transfer of defence technology, interoperability, joint collaboration and joint......

Why we import what we do from China

We import from China not because we love China, but because they sell us these things at cheap prices, points out Rathin Roy.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   In the wake of the growing......

Bank accounts? Only 48% of Indians have access

Only 48 per cent of Indian adults have bank accounts and nearly half of them lie dormant, says a report. According to a nation-wide survey on financial behaviour, India has the highest account......

India, China biz relations? The best is yet to come

India should go slow on its attempts to improve the relationship with China, says Anand Kumar. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses, in......

Sethusamudram controversy back in the spotlight

There seems to be no end to the 16-year-old war over the controversial Sethusamudram project. The project involves dredging the stretch of water between Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka to make it......