BRICS Expansion: Boost For China

This could become tricky territory for India, given its basically adversarial relationship with China, its moves to block imports and investment from that country, and to deny market access for......

'Narasimha Rao was a prime minister with an open mind'

'Narasimha Rao asked me why China was doing so well in attracting foreign investments and I gave my frank opinion.''I told him that giving thrust to exports had to be a national effort.''But in......

India experienced major human rights issues in 2022: US report

India experienced significant human rights issues in 2022, including unlawful and arbitrary killings, freedom of press and violence targeting religious and ethnic minorities, a US report claimed on......

AUKUS And The Militarization Of Indo Pacific

Although the pact would focus mainly on the Pacific and the South China Sea region, any action designed to deter China with or without New Delhi's active participation is a welcome move, notes......

WEF Davos to host 40 govt heads; India to have strong presence

Hundreds of rich and powerful people across the world will congregate next week at the Swiss skiing resort town of Davos for the World Economic Forum, where India will be represented by an over......

Corruption? India ranks 95th in the world

India's image on tackling graft seems to have gone from bad to worse in the perception of people dealing with the system, with its rank slipping to a low 95 among 183 countries in Transparency......

China pips India to sign gas deal with Myanmar

China has pipped India to sign a 30-year agreement to import natural gas from fields lying in Myanmar offshore where India's state-owned companies have 25 per cent stake. China's state oil and gas......

The new Asia crisis

From where I sit in Hong Kong, you can't help but compare the Wall Street wipeout with the Asia Crisis of a decade ago. Remember the Asia Crisis? It started back in 1997 when Thailand's currency......

Asian Games 2023: Medals Table

IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty celebrate after winning the men's doubles final gold medal at the Asian Games. Photograph: Weixiang Lim/Reuters   Medals table of the 2023......

Check out India's schedule on Day 6 of Asian Games

Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on Day 6 of the Asian Games: CRICKET starts at 6.30am IST Women’s semi-final India vs Bangladesh ROWING Starts at 6.30am IST Kiran & Anshika......

India to kick-off Asian Games campaign against host China

IMAGE: The men's football event at the Asian Games commences on Tuesday, September 17. Photograph: PTI from the Rediff Archives  The Indian football team will kick start their Asian Games......

PIX: Iran thrill female fans amid Asian goal rush

Goals flowed in World Cup qualifiers across Asia with Iran, Japan, South Korea and Australia securing comfortable wins on Thursday. IMAGE: Iranian women fans attend Iran’s FIFA World Cup......

WC Qualifiers: Plucky India hold Asian champions Qatar to goalless draw

IMAGE: The young Indians denied Qatar, who won the Asian Cup title in January, any goal despite the home side having more than one dozen shots on target. Photograph: AIFF Twitter A gritty India......