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......

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......

The business of Indian diplomacy is business

Making it easier to do business is a key element of our strategy, says Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar. The connection between business and diplomacy is self-evident. Indeed, business has driven......

Your hard work inspires us, PM tells diaspora

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday inaugurated the 9th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas in New Delhi. Following is the text of the Prime Minister's speech on the occasion:"I am very happy to join you......

From electronics to semiconductor, MNCs in search of policy stability

Prodded by their automobile clients to hedge their bets against China global Taiwanese-headquartered outsourced semiconductor assembly and test companies (OSAT) are scouting for other Asian......

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......

'Work permits should be liberal for students'

The conclave of global experts on immigration on Tuesday said that work permits should be more liberal for students who study abroad in order to enable them take up jobs there. The experts......

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......