India, Vietnam ink 12 deals, vow to boost defence ties

India on Saturday extended a $500 million (Rs 3,328 crore) line of credit to Vietnam to deepen their defence cooperation and signed 12 agreements including a deal to construct offshore patrol......

'In India, there is very little trust in China'

Kenneth Lieberthal, senior fellow in Foreign Policy and Global Economy and Development at think tank The Brookings Institution and an expert on China, talks to Aditi Phadnis on the changes China is......

India's growing interest in the South China Sea

At a time when China's bullying behaviour has been evident in its actions and pronouncements, India is signalling that it is ready to emerge as a serious balancer in East Asia and Southeast Asia,......

South China Sea: Why India cannot afford to be silent

How to manage China's rise and mould its behaviour will be one of the biggest diplomatic challenges facing New Delhi in the coming years, says Harsh V Pant. As was expected there was no movement......

Suez, de-globalization, and a Semiconductor Fab for India

'If the almost literally heart-stopping Suez block has any positive outcome, it is to be hoped that it will accelerate the setting up of a fab (perhaps Taiwanese) in India,' asserts Rajeev......

Why did Iran eject India from port, oil field deals?

Iran's growing proximity to China may have also played a part, report Shine Jacob and Megha Manchanda. IMAGE: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani inaugurates the first phase of Chabahar port in the......

Another coronavirus fallout: India's shipping business

'The coronavirus impact is much bigger than what the market had predicted. We are helpless and simply watching the market at present. Nothing can be done,' Anil Devli, chief executive officer (CEO)......

60 oil & gas blocks to go under the hammer

India is the third largest consumer of petroleum products, after the US and China. The second round of bidding for discovered small and marginal fields (DSF) in the petroleum sector is set to take......