Bullet trains and more: Modi, Abe's big plans

'Modi and Abe are working seriously for India-Japan bonhomie to grow stronger.''It is a win-win situation for both countries and the future look promising,' says Rajaram Panda, the Indian Council......

Modi played his cards well in Washington

'This is the first time that the Americans have agreed to refer to "cross-border terrorist attacks" in a joint statement.' 'No wonder Pakistan has called the joint statement "singularly unhelpful"......

Modi-Trump meet: Civil nuclear deal to figure; no pact on reactors

The Indo-US civil nuclear deal is expected to figure during talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump on Monday, but a pact between the NPCIL and Westinghouse to build......

Modi-Trump meet: Why I have low expectations

Here's why Rajeev Srinivasan believes there will be nothing particularly positive about the prime minister's US visit. IMAGE: The fact that it has taken this long for the US to extend an......

Will Samsung continue to rule global electronics industry?

History of electronics indicates that no company, nor any nation for that matter, has been able to cement pole position and maintain it through several cycles. he death of its iconic promoter, Lee......

Why India has high hopes from Obama's next visit

Parleys are on across ministries on prioritising issues to be taken up by the government during US President Barack Obama's India visit next week. Image: US President Barack Obama and Prime......

Political turmoil in Tamil Nadu worries business circles

The political turmoil in Tamil Nadu after ruling party head and chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s jailing will upset investor sentiment, worry business circles. Business Standard spoke to......

HCL to freeze investment in hardware business

HCL Infosystems has said it will not make any new investment in its computing hardware business, as it wants to focus on growth engines such as services, learning and multi-brand distribution. One......

WSG claims its Mumbai offices ransacked

The offices of World Sport Group (WSG), the international sports event and player management company, in Mumbai was broken into on Wednesday night. Interestingly, though the entire office,located......