Tough Road Ahead For Xi Jinping

China's deteriorating economy is a serious concern.Xi Jinping and China's new Premier will have a difficult task ahead after the 20th party congress, notes Jayadeva Ranade, the retired senior RA&W......

AWESOME Images Of The Heavens!

The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the shortlisted images for the 2022 Astronomy Photographer of the Year! The Awe-Inspiring scenes of the Milky Way rising, galaxies colliding, stellar......

US wanted China to intervene against India in 1971 War

On December 10, Kissinger began to encourage the Chinese to take action against India: 'If the People's Republic were to consider the situation on the Indian subcontinent a threat to security, and......

Xi Jinping and Pomegranate Seeds

Why is China's supreme leader promoting Han Chauvinism so aggressively, asks Claude Arpi. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   On June 8, China's Core Leader Xi Jinping visited the......

China planning New Silk Road

China is planning a 'New Silk Road' at a cost of $660 million that will run through Central Asia and continue into Europe, crossing the Pamir Plateau, to facilitate improved transport and trade.The......

Is China's economy waiting to collapse?

China's journey up the growth curve has been so fast that the ride down could be equally nerve-racking, feels Arjun Lahiri. Is China a Lehman multiplied? Hugh Hendry thinks so. Mr Hendry is a......

Nooyi's growing clout in global business

India-born PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi has been mighty busy and mighty vocalin 2009, and it's clear that her clout in the world of business and finance, both in America and abroad, is growing. All her......

Suzlon to buy Chinese wind energy firm

Suzlon Energy Chairman and Managing Director Tulsi R Tanti's vision of making the company the third-largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world is prompting him to march ahead with acquisitions......

Hockey WC: Title holders Australia struggle past Ireland

IMAGE: A tough contest unfurled on the turf between Australia and Ireland. Photograph: Hockey India/Twitter Australia's quest for a record hat-trick of titles started with a hard-fought 2-1......