Chinese military build up is a cause of concern for the countries in the region, a top American commander said on Tuesday after China announced a 10 per cent increase in its defence budget.......
India will have to seriously think about its role anew as a new Iraq emerged in a new Middle East. Appointing an ambassador is a good, albeit modest, start, says Harsh V Pant. Finally after seven......
Colombo seems to be veering to the middle path between China and the US on global matters, but in regional matters of strategic security, it is increasingly identifying with India, points out N......
There are more than 800 Russian Buddhists, currently, inNew Delhi.On the eve ofRussian President Vladimir Putin's brief visit to India, they want to hand him a signed statement demanding a visa for......
The following is the text of US President George W Bush's final State of the Union address delivered to Congress on Monday: Madam Speaker, Vice President Cheney, Members of Congress, distinguished......
Oil & Gas Exploration & Allied Services: Oil and gas exploration policy will be reviewed to move from profit sharing to revenue sharing contracts Natural gas pricing policy will be reviewed Oil &......
Budget provisions The following announcements have been proposed in the Union Budget 2014-15 Lowering excise duty on petrol, diesel, and other fuels, branded fuels. This is slightly positive for......
The domestic crude oil producers will benefit from levy of customs duty at 5% on crude oil, and effective tax incidence will come down due to weighted deduction on R & D as well as cut in the......
The Brent crude oil prices decreased 47% on a YoY basis to USD 58 per barrel in February 2015 but rose 15% on a QoQ basis. For Q3FY’15 Brent crude oil prices were down 30% on a YoY basis and......
Deutsche Bank believes the recent investor pessimism in India is overdone and sticks to its BSE Sensex target of 22,500 by the end of December.Deutsche says the government may shift to executive......