Don't WASTE India's Demographic Dividend

India has entered a 'demographic sweet spot' with half of its population being under the age of 29.This 'demographic dividend' is likely to last for 2-3 decades and provides the government a unique......

US will surely understand: Jaishankar on S-400 deal

IMAGE: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during a conversation at US-India Strategic Partnership Forum in Washington, DC on Tuesday. Photograph: Courtesy @DrSJaishankar/Twitter India has......

Why an ex-ISRO chief wants a BJP-led Third Front

'There could be some aberrations here and there. This has nothing to do with the government or the ruling party. The government machinery is put in action when atrocities take place. They are not......

Full text: What Modi, Obama agreed on

This is the joint statement issued by the ministry of external affairs on the visit of US President Barack Obama to India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama assessed the......

Markets are fearlessly giving Modi the bad news about economy

'If you ask India's finest business leaders, they now tell you -- in whispers, of course -- that the mood has never been so glum after 1991,' says Shekhar Gupta.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Can digital India create more jobs than it destroys?

New models of skilling will provide both jobs and entrepreneurship opportunities to inspire recipients to capture the jobs or entrepreneurial opportunities they seek and provide them the......

Why is Indian IT sector crying for a change?

According to various reports, Indian IT firms spend around only around two per cent of their total revenues on research and development against seven-eight percent by North American companies, note......

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......