Will China and India be partners -- or rivals?

It would be a chance lost if India cannot learn from and lean more on China to kick-start trade, infrastructure programmes, and increased ties, says Ravi Agrawal. Commentators and pundits often......

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, Australia to launch negotiations for nuke pact

India and Australia on Wednesday decided to launch negotiations for civil nuclear pact during the talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Australian counterpart Julia Gillard. The two......

TEXT: President Patil's last address to Parliament

President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......

Sunak keen to 'successfully conclude' UK-India FTA talks

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that the UK government remains committed to working “as quickly as possible” towards a successful conclusion to the ongoing free trade......

'India ready for bilateral investment treaty talks with US'

India is ready for talks with the US on a bilateral investment treaty (BIT), which would reinvigorate trade ties between the two countries, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has said."We......

Govt mulls scheme to support overseas workers

To support overseas Indian workers, government will soon launch a scheme to provide them resettlement expenses, insurance cover and pension benefits on their return to the country.Overseas Indian......

India, EU may sign a new labour pact

In an effort to ensure orderly migration to and fro, India and European Union are working on signing a labour mobility pact which envisages exchange of information relating diverse fields of......