'We couldn't imagine this 15 years ago'

'At the heart of the strategic relationship between our countries are economic ties.' US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken charts out the route for the 'defining relationship' of the 21st century......

Can India Be A 'Vishwaguru'?

Many of the stories, the pictures going out of India worldwide lately with these provocative processions, taunting of Muslims, bulldozers targeting mostly their properties, the sweeping 'othering'......

The A to Z of 2020

Wow -- 2020, huh? From the deadly coronavirus to lockdowns, wildfires to the Black Lives Matter movement, to the Bihar and US elections, it's been a year we won't forget. It's hard to believe it......

'We assist to bankrupt ideology of violent extremism everywhere'

In his penultimate State of the Union address, United States President Barack Obama said that the economy is improving and he vowed to dismantle terror networks. He promised equal opportunity for......

Lessons For Banks To Learn From SVB Collapse

The difference between what the banks play in the US and India is not that of soccer and football, but rugby and football.But when risks are mispriced, the fallout could be very similar, points out......

The visionary who made Indian IT industry global

One should appreciate the sagacity and audacity of JRD and Nani Palkhivala in founding TCS on April 1, 1968.At that time there was no Microsoft or Intel, SAP or Accenture, much less Google.They......

India must have a future in Electronics

'It is in electronics that the gap between where we are and where we need to be is most obvious and most persistent.''It is not only a national security issue, but also a commercial issue,' argues......

World Bank's Chief Economist: Can India create a Silicon Valley?

'There is no tried and true recipe for creating Silicon Valleys.''Attracting and creating a mass of truly dynamic entrepreneurs is at the core and among the hardest and most necessary......

Jones gets six months in prison

Disgraced US sprinter Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday for lying to federal prosecutors about her steroid use, a stunning downfall for the five-time Olympic medallist.......