India-Vietnam sign logistics pact allowing use of each other's bases

India and Vietnam on Wednesday inked a vision document to further broad-base the 'scope and scale' of defence ties by 2030 and sealed a logistics support pact to allow militaries of the two sides......

China sees red over new US-led Indo-Pacific grouping, calls it 'economic Nato'

As US President Joe Biden launched a new trade deal with 12 Indo-Pacific nations, including India, to enhance trade, economic and investment opportunities, China, which sees the pact as a threat to......

US-promoted Indo-Pacific strategy bound to fail: China ahead of Quad summit

China on Sunday launched a broadside against the Indo-Pacific strategy of the United States ahead of the summit of Quad leaders in Japan, saying that it is "bound to fail" as it is vigorously......

India, Bangladesh can revive Bay of Bengal dynamism

The South Asian nations could script a new history of cooperation and prosperity that could serve as an example for other nations, notes Dr Rahul Mishra. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas......

FTA: UK, India not working towards Diwali deadline

The free trade agreement (FTA) talks with India are no longer working towards a Diwali deadline though negotiations are progressing well, UK Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch has said as New Delhi......

Why Xi Jinping 'fixed' Jack Ma

Alibaba's pervasive economic and social influence in China is seen as a threat to the authority of the Chinese Communist party, notes Shyam Saran. IMAGE: Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman,......

Chennai Connect doesn't improve India-China trade ties

China had been trying hard to enter the Indian market, without opening its own to Indian products.There is an economic crisis in India-China relations that the Chennai Connect barely scratched the......

The daunting tasks facing Suresh Prabhu

Mr Prabhu has a big challenge ahead in implementing trade reforms to regain the lost export momentum, says Jayanta Roy. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Suresh Prabhu has become the Minister......

'Dhoni is a very good One-day leader, an average-to-poor Test captain...'

It's a lump-in-the-throat moment for Indians to see their team knocked out in the semis by Australia, but clearly the better team on the day made it to the final.For India, it was a long and......