Every twist and turn in KMC's civil service career is attributed to serendipity, an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident. He plays down his capabilities, which took him to the top......
Come April, Kamlesh Sharma, ace diplomat and India's high commissioner to the United Kingdom, will take over as the next secretary-general of the 53-member Commonwealth. The unanimous election of......
A new agency is likely to be created for technical partnership among the Commonwealth countries, an initiative in which India can contribute in a big way, particularly by extending its IT expertise......
India's career diplomat Kamlesh Sharma is the new Commonwealth Secretary General. The 66-year-old retired Indian Foreign Service officer, currently High Commissioner in the UK, will hold the......
Next week's meeting of trade ministers from all the 157 member-countries of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is an important one. This year is the tenth anniversary of the Doha Round of global......
Claude Smadja, president of a strategic advisory firm, Smadja & Smadja, tells Indivjal Dhasmana he does not see the possibility of India signing free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union......
Noted economist Arvind Subramanian is favoured as the choice for the government’s Chief Economic Advisor (CEA). It has been vacant since Raghuram Rajan resigned almost a year before, to......
Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma believes the decision taken on Friday at the ninth ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) at Bali gives India the freedom to launch......
Every country is a free trader when it sees advantage, and a trade warrior when it does not, says T N Ninan. Much has been written in criticism of the government's torpedoing of a global......
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021. IMAGE: Aditya Rao Hydari and Konkona Sensharma in Ajeeb Daastaans. Year two of the pandemic was a challenge in so many......
IMAGE: Nacional defender Juan Izquierdo fell to the ground unconscious in the 84th minute without any contact from another player. Photographs: Carla Carniel/Reuters Nacional defender Juan......
IMAGE: Uruguay's Luis Suarez in action during the World Cup - South American Qualifiers against Paraguay at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay, on Friday. Photograph: Mariana Greif/Reuters......
Panama score late goal to stun 10-man US IMAGE: Panama's Adalberto Carrasquilla was shown a red card for his challenge on Christian Pulisic of the US during the Copa America match in Atlanta on......
IMAGE: Ecuador goalkeeper Alexander Dominguez makes a save during the second half against Mexico in the Copa America match at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. Photograph: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY......
IMAGE: Paris St Germain's Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring their third goal. Photograph: Juan Medina/Reuters Paris St Germain's Kylian Mbappe scored twice in the second half to help his side......