'The first hint Trump will be tough on Pakistan'

'In the past the US has been reluctant to name Pakistan directly in an US-India joint statement.''Whether the United States is actually prepared to put real pressure on Pakistan, especially after a......

Rajeev Srinivasan On Protectionism

One of the articles of faith these days is that free trade is a panacea for all sorts of evils. Proponents of free trade and the concomitant globalization argue that comparative advantage is key.......

Exports to EU from Ranbaxy's two plants to remain suspended

Exports from Ranbaxy plants at Toansa and Dewas to Europe will remain suspended as probes are continuing even as Indian authorities have withdrawn the certification of manufacturing standards from......

India-EU FTA: Healthcare norms discussed

India may have to abide by a series of international standards and regulatory practices in the healthcare sector, if it agrees to some proposals that are part of the ongoing India-EU Free Trade......

Markets come off two-month highs; Nifty ends below 8,250; IT stocks drag

The BSE Midcap also cut all its intraday gains to shed 0.3% at close The benchmark indices pared all their intraday gains to settle lower as a slump in IT stocks on worries over H-1B visas and......

Pharma 2009: No medicine to cure adversity

Indian pharma industry found that it had no medicine to cure adversities that came its way in 2009 -- when it battled shipment seizures by EU authorities, tightened US regulations, Chinese drug......