Xi's China Dream Gets India Pushback

As India's stock rises, the resolution of the border row may become even more difficult, warn Harsh V Pant and Kalpit Mankikar. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi with Chinese Premier Li Qiang......

Pak out of FATF grey list after 4 years, big relief to cash-strapped country

After four years, Pakistan has been taken off from the infamous grey list of Financial Action Task Force, the global watchdog on terror financing and money laundering, in the wake of Islamabad's......

Pak fails to fulfil 6 mandates of FATF; to remain in 'Grey list'

Pakistan's failure to fulfil six key obligations of the Financial Action Task Force, including action against two of India's most wanted terrorists Maulana Masood Azhar and Hafiz Saeed, and the......

Why Delhi is concerned about the Taliban

India is apprehensive about the Taliban's return as it would mean loss of access to Baluch rebels and help to the restive tribals of Waziristan.This would be a setback to the Indian strategy of......

Iran-India $2.5 bn steel deal totters as end of sanctions looms

* $2.5 billion, three-year export deal agreed in June 2014* Iran has complained of irregular shipments* No exports since Iran stopped paying in September - source* UN nuclear watchdog poised to......

GAIL may get stake in Iran Indian Oil plant

The petroleum ministry is likely to allow GAIL India a stake in the gas liquefaction plant to be set up by Indian Oil Corporation and Petropars in the South Pars region of Iran.This follows a......

IOC wants to offload stakes for Iran block

Indian Oil Corporation had approached the government for permission to sell its equity in GAIL India and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, the company's chairman and managing director, MS......

Ministry not impressed with IOC's Iran deal

The petroleum ministry feels that the Indian Oil Corporation's investment plan for the South Pars gas bowl in Iran may not be as attractive as another barter deal being negotiated by the Indian......

When India Hosted The First Asian Games

Seventy two years ago, a newly independent India ventured to hold the the first Asian Games in Delhi with meager resources. IMAGE: A glimpse of the Chinese city of Hangzhou, the venue for the......

Indian football slips further in 2006

It seemed like a case of one step forward and two steps back for Indian football in 2006, which could not capitalise on the positive momentum generated last year. India, which leapt to 117th spot......