Why India Will Like Shigeru Ishiba

Shigeru Ishiba is expected to prioritise strengthening Japan's military capabilities and fostering deeper international partnerships, particularly with India, with whom Japan shares significant......

What then PM Manmohan Singh told I&B minister about media approach

Then prime minister Manmohan Singh's brief to his new information and broadcasting minister Manish Tewari on what should be the government's approach to the media was simple -- it should be an......

'Against Trump, Kamala Is Formidable'

'Just think about it. She's a prosecutor, he's a convicted felon. I love that juxtaposition.' 'She's a woman, and she's black and South Asian. He's a white guy who grew up with enormous......

Modi meets Meloni in Italy, here's what they discussed

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held bilateral talks with Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni in Bari during which they discussed defence and security cooperation and hoped for further......

'Modi wants to raise standard of living'

'So you have welfare programmes, you reach out to the poor, you cut out the middlemen, you cut out the leakages and you try to raise the standard of living.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra......

'India will eventually come through'

No government can 'ignore inclusiveness in a democracy', Montek Singh Ahluwalia tells Anjuli Bhargava. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Lunch with BS is a known animal for Montek......

Modi needs to listen to our economists

We have a government with an extremely weak economic team advising a PM who hardly pays attention to their thoughts, says Jayanta Roy. Photograph: Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   I......

The rise and mighty fall of Rana Kapoor

'What made him different was that he was not a banker at all by temperament.''He was a businessman, a typical lalaji at that.''He had to win at any cost.'Raghu Mohan glances at Rana Kapoor's fall......