Modi @3: The view from the foreign office

Diplomats agree that amid stormy relations with China and Pakistan, Modi has posted impressive foreign policy successes, notes Aditi Phadnis.  When veteran diplomat Hardeep Puri retired from......

The new faces of Kashmir's protests are a problem for India

Girls in the Kashmir valley hurling defiance at the security forces will detract from the legitimacy of India's response and its standing in the world, observes Ajai Shukla. IMAGE: A Kashmiri......

Is the Modi government scared of this man?

'Defaulters like Mallya can't be offloaded, but activists like me are. And that too for raising questions.''Today, what is the meaning of development?''Take over land, water and forest from the......

Controversies take their toll on Nalanda University, peers race ahead

For an institution looking to revive past glory, the Nalanda University's initial days have been far from glorious. The university, in the tourist town of Rajgir in Bihar's Nalanda district, could......

How Competition Law plans to regulate digital economy

The interim report highlights key competition issues in the e-commerce space like deep discounting, the imposition of unfair terms and conditions, the growing dependence of brick and mortar......

Our unhealthy obsession: Ease of Doing Business

India stands at an embarrassingly low 130 among 190 countries in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business rankings. But in our worry over the World Bank benchmarks are we forgetting the big picture......

Interesting facts about the Sharif family and its business interests

The Sharif group’s website claims they are worth $300 million in business and $100 million in real estate holdings According to a Pakistani website, Nawaz Sharif’s personal holdings......

A peek into the flashy lifestyles of India's richest businessmen

Indian billionaires do not believe in sitting on their wealth. They'd rather go out and a buy a plane or two, or an expensive car, or maybe a horse. Here's a look at the lifestyles and interests of......