Is BRICS a folly for India to embrace?

'To consider BRICS anything more than a temporary club with some common interests would be folly. The goal should be to induce others (Japan, ASEAN, South Africa) to align with us -- a......

Finishing Hugo Chavez's unfinished task in Venezuela

Sustaining the Bolivarian revolution after Hugo Chavez won’t be easy. But we must all celebrate its considerable achievements and wish it well, says Praful Bidwai. He was called a......

IBSA has immense potential

I am delighted to be in South Africa for the Second Summit meeting of IBSA. I express our deep appreciation to the government and people of South Africa for hosting this Summit. I am happy that......

$25-billion India, Brazil, S Africa trade likely by 2015

Trade between India, Brazil and South Africa is set to grow to $25 billion by 2015, as the three key emerging economies have decided to remove non-trade barriers and improve maritime and air......

Pakistan drags its feet on granting India MFN status

Governments like setting bilateral trade targets. It is markets and traders that must deliver.While China-India bilateral trade targets have always been exceeded because the market conditions have......

Let's not err again, global crisis is not over: PM

Warning that the process of global economic recovery was "still fragile and uneven" though the "critical phase" was over, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has pitched for greater focus on investments......

India-Mercosur trade to touch $10 bn

With preferential trade agreement with the Mercosur group coming into effect from June 1, the combined trade between India and the South American bloc is expected to more than double to $10 billion......

SA place WC fortunes in Santana's hands

Hosts South Africa are set to place their 2010 World Cup fortunes, and possibly those of the tournament's success, in the hands of a Brazilian journeyman coach and his trusted clipboard. Joel......