Has Joe Biden Lost Interest In India?

Had it not been for the slow but sure emergence of China as a threat to the Western order, would India have been accepted as a near-equal partner by individual Western nations, jointly and......

India-France Strategic Partnership To Bloom

India-France synergy is poised to open vistas of collaboration between the two countries, notes Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi, French President Emmanuel Macron......

How India enhanced its military might in 2023

India firmed up defence procurement worth over Rs 3.50 lakh crore in 2023 as the lingering border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh as well as the crises and conflicts around the world kept the......

India gives 'Letter of Request' to France to buy 26 Rafale jets for Navy

In a significant development, India has given the Letter of Request to the French government for the procurement of 26 Rafale Marine fighter aircraft for the Indian Navy under a......

Tax, spend and be doomed: A lesson from France

GST will make it easier for governments to spend more, says T C A Srinivasa Raghavan. Image: A labourer pushes a handcart loaded with sacks containing tea packets, towards a supply truck at a......

This transgender sprinter's Olympic dream shattered

'We're being hounded' - French transgender sprinter decries Olympics ban IMAGE: French sprinter Halba Diouf, 21, a transgender woman athlete trains in Aix-en-Provence, France. Photograph:......

Catalan government gives go-ahead for 2021 Spanish GP

IMAGE: The regional government said in a statement it had authorised Circuits de Catalunya SL to sign the renewal. Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images The government of Catalonia has given the......

E-sports, breakdancing win 2022 Asian Games spots

E-sports and breakdancing will debut in the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, as full medal sports after being approved by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), the governing body said on Friday.......

Nadal wins Spain's top sporting honour

IMAGE: Rafael Nadal after being honoured with the Grand Cross of the Order of the Second of May. Photograph: Rafael Nadal/Facebook World No 2 Rafael Nadal was conferred with a massive state honour......

Organisers told not to hold Madrid Open amid surge in COVID-19 cases

Photograph: Kind courtesy Madrid Open/Twitter Madrid Open organisers have been advised by local health authorities not to stage the tournament next month due to the rise in COVID-19 cases in the......