Pak wants 'productive, result-oriented' talks with India

Pakistan wants a "constructive, sustained and result-oriented" engagement with India and is committed to peacefully resolving all outstanding bilateral issues, President Asif Ali Zardari said on......

BRICS doubles in size with 5 new members; Putin hints at further expansion

The BRICS bloc of top emerging economies, including India, Russia and China, has announced induction of five full members into it in an attempt to expand its strategic heft against the backdrop of......

Govt reshuffles bureaucrats, Air India chairman is aviation secretary

Air India Chairman Rajiv Bansal has been appointed as the new aviation secretary as part of a major top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Wednesday. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

India flags complex security challenges in Indo-Pacific, seeks joint action

India on Tuesday called for concerted efforts by like-minded nations to realise the shared vision for a free, open and rules-based Indo-Pacific with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagging concerns......

India-Pakistan trade negotiation falls flat

After months of hullabaloo, the much-ambitious trade talks between India and Pakistan fell flat on its face today when commerce ministers from both the countries met here to iron out some of the......

Quality Control Orders: What does this mean for domestic industry?

India believes developed countries and China use quality control orders as a trade barrier, and seeks to play catch-up Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com From toys, footwear and furniture to......

40-year-old fintech gurus need 60-year-olds to handhold them

The message is clear: The 60-year-old wise uncles need to handhold the 40-year-old entrepreneurs when, obsessed with ambition and greed for growth, they become a victim of hubris, points out Tamal......

Buddha to seek Amartya's advice on slump

Buddhadeb Bhattacharya,chief minister of the West Bengal, saidin Kolkata on Tuesday that he will be seeking the advice of economist and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on of how india could tackle the......