Indian to head Monterey policy institute

An expert in international and development economics has been appointed president of the prestigious California-based Monterey Institute of International Studies. As president of the institute,......

Let the Dragon and Elephant tango

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to China on January 13, is bound to cement the bilateral relations between New Delhi and Beijing. His visit to China will enhance friendship, increase mutual......

Obama and your grandmother

B S Prakash on the lessons Obama learnt from his grandmother and why they sound so familiar to Indians. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh. 'When I was young, my mother did not have the money to send me......

Sugar turns sour for diabetes-prone community

Since he was diagnosed with diabetes eight years ago, Ravi Jain has been careful about what he eats. He has cut down on sugar, salt, rice and fried foods. In his tea, he substitutes Sweet'N Low......

'Great risk to nations from undermining independence of central bank'

'The Reserve Bank's independence has remained a work in progress, an enduring challenge that the nation has been grappling with on an ongoing basis,' says RBI Deputy Governor Dr Viral V Acharya.......

TiECon meet to focus on BPO

TiECon 2005, the annual conference organised by The Indus Entrepreneurs, hopes to take note of the changes in the global market, with outsourcing becoming a force to reckon with, making talent......

Importance of being Krugman

I read Paul Krugman's now much-reproduced column 'Gordon Does Good' in the online New York Times on the morning of October 13. A few hours later, I spoke to a colleague in Bonn and told her about......

'West must accept consequences of the rise of Asia

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who will travel to The Philippines for the ASEAN Summit next week, inaugurated the third London School of Economics Asia Forum at the Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi, on......

Tendulkar's hand is pain-free

Tendulkar's hand is pain-free followingsurgeryMaster blaster Sachin Tendulkar has nopain in his left hand, his doctor has said. "I can press on that area and it's gone," said Dror Paley, an......