The winners and losers in Trump's Afghan strategy

'Delhi has identified itself with Trump's Afghan strategy whereas the Chinese stance is calibrated -- observant and objective, keeping a distance,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. New Delhi and......

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......

'India, Japan must have robust strategic, global partnership'

On the eve of his visit to Japan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke to the Japanese media on the agenda of his visit. Here’s an excerpt: Mr Prime Minister, thank you very much for you time.......

President's address to the Parliament

Following is the trascriptof President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sittingof Parliament on Thursday.Honourable Members, I convey my good wishes to you and to all our people. On behalf of......

How RBI can prevent frauds

Historically, the RBI has tried to keep the crooks at bay by issuing a circular a day.What it needs is more onsite supervision.Merely checking high-frequency data with the help of technology is......

How the super rich stash money abroad

'Tax dodging through tax havens is one of the ways multinational corporations and the super-rich in India are using to evade taxes.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Paradise Papers......

Rajan takes on critics in a hard-hitting speech

'The poor will not suffer disproportionately due to bouts of sharp inflation, and the middle class will not see its savings eroded. All this awaits us as we stay the course,' Raghuram Rajan said.......

Why no one has gone to jail for money laundering

The Enforcement Directorate has managed to sniff out over Rs 9,000 crore as suspected haul from money laundering in a decade, but it has yet to link those against anyone successfully in a court.......