China-Pakistan ties get stronger by the day

'Listing Masood Azhar as a 'global terrorist' was done with Islamabad and Imran Khan's concurrence.''It was not prompted by the so-called 'Wuhan spirit'.''The relationship between the two 'iron......

'Britain created Pakistan'

'The creation of Pakistan was integral to Britain's grand strategy.''If they were to ever leave India, Britain's military planners had made it clear that they needed to retain a foothold in the......

Decoding China's game play against India

'With the recent challenging of the notion of the Indian Ocean Region being India's strategic backyard, China is gradually upping the ante in the maritime realm around India' 'Even though New Delhi......

Pak expects $50 bln investment on Xi's maiden visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in Islamabad on Monday on his maiden visit to Pakistan during which the two sides will sign several agreements, including defence, worth USD......

Bloodbath on Dalal Street; Sensex sinks more than 700 points

All the sectoral indices received a battering, with banking, metal, oil and capital goods indices shedding a whopping 3%-4% each. The markets went into a tailspin, with both the Sensex and Nifty......

We can restore the growth momentum, PM tells Indonesian newspaper

India regards Indonesia as one of its most important partners in the neighbourhood, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in an interview he gave to the Indonesian newspaper Kompas on the eve of his visit......

Is this the end of 'India Shining' story?

Just six months ago, India was looking good. Annual growth was 9 per cent, corporate profits were surging 20 per cent, the stock market had risen 50 per centin 2007, consumer demand was huge, local......

The RBI policy statement

The Annual Monetary and Credit Policy Statement for the Year 2007-08 was announced by Dr. Y. Venugopal Reddy, Governor, Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday. This Statement consists of two parts:......