Modi to attend Quad, address UN summit in New York

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a three-day visit to the United States beginning September 21 to attend the annual Quad Summit and address the 'Summit of the Future' at the UN General......

India, China complete disengagement; exchange of sweets on Diwali

Indian and Chinese troops have completed disengagement at two friction points at Demchok and Depsang Plains in eastern Ladakh and patrolling is set to commence soon at these points, Army sources......

UN revises list, Modi not to address UNGA session

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not address the annual debate at the United Nations General Assembly session later this month, according to a revised provisional list of speakers issued by the......

US-India: A Chicken And Egg Situation

Delhi's appeasement strategy may now translate as more mega arms deals with the US, generating substantial business and job creation in the American economy.Make no mistake, Americans will use it......

The secret behind China's economic success

China's economic success is due less to its authoritarian system and more to Deng Xiaoping's leadership, its Far Eastern location and investments by its diaspora. Among simplistic views on......

Private investment: Engine to drive India's economic growth

By enabling, not colluding, with the private sector, the government can drive growth and deliver social protection on a much larger scale, says Rajiv Lall. Some of the sheen has undoubtedly......

Beyond the Bhagwati-Sen slugfest

Unseemly as the exchange between Bhagwati-Sen has been, it nevertheless highlights the polar opposition between the proponents of GDPism and those who believe that what ultimately matters is social......

India has not done enough in social security: ILO

India has performed poorly in providing social security protection to its people until recently with "very high vulnerability" to poverty and informal labour practices in the world, according to......

US officials to boycott 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

IMAGE: US President Joe Biden said last month that he was considering such a diplomatic boycott to protest China's human rights record. Photograph: Thomas Peter/Reuters The Biden administration is......

India Test players will be sent to England in batches for prep

‘At least 7 to 8 players, who are all Test team specialists will have to be in England in June' The Committee of Administrators (CoA) chief Vinod Rai said on Saturday Test specialists Murali......