Will Modi meet Trump in US? Can't confirm yet, says govt

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden will have a substantive engagement on the sidelines of the Quad summit on Saturday, and the two sides will sign at least two agreements......

A Lot At Stake For India In US' Indo-Pacific Strategy

India is increasingly a willing participant in the evolving US' Indo-Pacific strategy.While these developments are related to the perception of a growing Chinese security challenge, their......

Biden flies in Friday evening, meets Modi soon after, flies out Sunday afternoon

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden are set to hold bilateral talks on Friday evening with a focus on further solidifying the India-US comprehensive global and strategic......

At ASEAN, Modi presents 12-point proposal to bolster cooperation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday presented a 12-point proposal to expand cooperation between India and 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations in a range of areas such as......

How not to be a shoddy manufacturing nation

If India wants to become a globally competitive manufacturing hub, it will have to rethink the notion that the traditional SMEs will form the manufacturing backbone, argues Prosenjit Datta. IMAGE:......

Will India finally join world's largest trade bloc?

Countries that have signed the RCEP agreement can start negotiations with India for joining the pact once New Delhi submits a written request stating its intention for the same, according to a......

Asean bloc invites India for RCEP dialogue in Bali next month

The Asean secretariat hopes the meet may be able to iron out existing wrinkles raised by India. Since there had been no significant progress on the matter over the past two years on most issues,......

India opts out of RCEP as 'key concerns not addressed'

India has been forcefully raising the issue of market access as well as protected lists of goods mainly to shield its domestic market as there have been fears that the country may be flooded with......

Sports Shorts: Saina meets Tai Tzu in All England opener

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday. IMAGE: Saina Nehwal has a chance to improve her dismal record against defending champion Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan. Photograph: PTI......