Is India ready for a Maritime Theatre Command?

Mere shuffling of resources or cosmetic changes to prove a point would be counterproductive in the long run, observes Commodore Venugoptal Menon (retd). Photograph: SpokespersonNavy/Twitter......

Full text: What Modi, Obama agreed on

This is the joint statement issued by the ministry of external affairs on the visit of US President Barack Obama to India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama assessed the......

Indo-US joint statement hails partnership

Joint Statement of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and President Barack Obama November 08, 2010 Reaffirming their nations' shared values and increasing convergence of interests, Prime Minister......

21st century will be freedom's century: Bush

Following is the full text of the speech given by United States President George Bush at the Asia Society in Washington,DC:The President: I'm honored to be here with the members of the Asia Society......

Aviation sector seeks infrastructure status

The aviation sector in our country has seen tough times in the recent past and there seems no end to its woes in the near future.High fuel costs, pricing issues, other increasing input costs in......

High oil prices hit India's airlines

India's airlines have been flying high these past years as deregulation powered a booming industry. Over the past four years, six new airlines took off from Indian tarmacs, serving 100,000......

Airlines scramble for a piece of the Indo-US air s

With both state-run Air India and private carrier Jet Airways starting their operations to US and many more flights in the offing, the Indo-US air space is all set for a battle royale between the......

Merger mania reshapes Indian skies

India is an expanding economy with rising incomes and a large population of young people eager to travel. That has made India the world's fastest-growing and most competitive aviation market.......