US sanctions won't come in way of India-Russia ties: PM

IMAGE: Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a signing ceremony following their talks on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok......

Why Gadkari's visit to Iran is important

The Chabahar port, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar, 'can be the first significant footfall in an Indian variant of the 'Belt and Road' initiative.' Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to......

India's quiet victories around China

New Delhi is quietly reclaiming its space in Asia by forging alliances with China's neighbours.In a way, India is converting its much-talked about Act East Policy to Engage East Practice, says......

Terrorism is a grey area in India-Israel ties

'Unsurprisingly, the joint statement issued after Modi's visit contains a paragraph on terrorism.''It is on the usual lines that India would have with, say, Croatia.''The surprising part is that it......

8 bn rubles of Indian oil firms stuck in Russia

As much as 8 billion rubles (about Rs 1,000 crore) of dividend income belonging to Indian oil firms is stuck in Russia after the Putin administration clamped down on dollar repatriation, officials......

Russia will play a major role in India's energy sector

Old timers in Oil and Natural Gas Corpora­tion (ONGC) still remember how in early 2000 its overseas subsidiary, ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), was on the verge of closure. Though OVL was set up in......

India Inc braces for fallout of Russia-Ukraine crisis

Stocks of Indian companies with exposure to Europe fell on Tuesday amid concerns about the impact on their sales in case the Russia-Ukraine crisis worsens and the US and its allies impose economic......

ONGC, IOC, others to spend Rs 1.11 lakh cr capex in FY23

State-owned oil firms such as ONGC and IOC will invest over Rs 1.11 lakh crore in the next fiscal year starting April as they supplement the government's massive spending programme to spur economic......