India-US Ties: One Year Later

K Subrahmanyam, the doyen of Indian strategic affairs thinkers, assesses India-US relations a year after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Washington, DC A year has passed since the signing......

'Britain created Pakistan'

'The creation of Pakistan was integral to Britain's grand strategy.''If they were to ever leave India, Britain's military planners had made it clear that they needed to retain a foothold in the......

What Modi told Xi in Ahmedabad

'Xi Jinping got a dose of Modi's medicine inside the tent where he was being hosted on the banks of the Sabarmati river.''Modi told him, looking deep into his eyes: "This was not expected of your......

Obama's address to Parliament: The transcript

Here'sthe transcript of the speech President Barack Obama delivered in Parliament on Monday evening: "Mr Vice President, Madame Speaker, Mr. Prime Minister, Members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya......

Gold set to extend record run; may hit Rs 90,000 in 2025

Gold, a safe-haven bet, is likely to continue its record-smashing journey in the New Year, rising to Rs 85,000 per 10 grams and even Rs 90,000 level in domestic markets if geopolitical tensions and......

'Rupee was somewhat overvalued'

While markets are watching the rupee touch record lows, Paul Mackel, Head of Asia Currency Research-Global Research at HSBC, says the currency is not yet in a free fall. Edited excerpts from an......

Markets in bear hug; weak global trends, crude prices weigh

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty fell for the third day running on Friday due to weak trends in global markets and soaring crude oil prices. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com......

Over half of NSE 500 stocks deliver 10x return in 20 years: Goldman Sachs

Over half, or 269 NSE 500 stocks, have given over 10-fold (10x) returns in the last two decades, finds a recent report by Goldman Sachs that analysed 10 major markets across emerging and developed......