However, survey by Japanese firm shows India as most preferred Asian market for Japanese investors.
Above normal monsoon forecast and strength in Asian equities lifted sentiments.
'Our strategy should be to 'hold the line' in the north on the Sino-Indian land frontier, but maintain and, if possible, enlarge India's current edge in the maritime south.'
The boom in organised retail will set the tone for major economic overhaul. The ripple effect will be improved supply chains, volume output, integration into global commerce, and higher tax collection, notes T N Ninan.
Asserting that "maritime muscle flexing" by some countries and other factors have made the Indo-Pacific region "more contested and more volatile," naval chief Admiral Sunil Lanba on Tuesday said that the Indian Navy has its task cut out as it has been a major security provider in the region.
The booming East China region as well as Shanghai metropolis has wooed top Indian firms like Infosys, Satyam, TCS, NIIT, State Bank of India and Reliance to set up software development centres or representative offices.
In prior elections, not only have opinion poll forecasts been very different from the results, the error margin has increased over time. One need only look at the charts that show the Sensex half a year before and after the results day for the last six elections. The markets did not change direction in any, says Neelkanth Mishra.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday.
India's real GDP growth is set to exceed 7 per cent for CY-2015.
India has experienced hands and will emerge with flying colours, declares Inspector General Gurdip Singh Uban (retd).
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who envisioned Make In India last September was at his eloquent best as he made a fervent plea to global businesses to come Make In India.
The meet will focus on the recent global economic developments, challenges and collective measures to address them
'The Chinese can't be trusted hence the need to verify and re-verify.'
'The world is going to be more insular.' 'What India needs to do is develop the domestic market for domestic consumption.' 'The emphasis has to be on Bharat as against India.'
Wiping off nearly Rs 4 lakh crore of investors' wealth during the day, benchmark Sensex crashed on Friday.
For the week, the Sensex recorded a fall of 371 points, or 1.10 per cent, and the NSE Nifty 130.75 points, or 1.25 per cent.
Broader market underperformed with the BSE Midcap and the BSE Smallcap indices losing up to 0.2%
A mixed global trend and weakness in rupee influenced the sentiments during the day.
IT exporters were the top gainers amid a weak rupee along with select index heavyweights.
Gold is up 0.8 per cent for the week, after hitting a near-two-week high earlier in the week.
The Indian indices also offer one of the lowest dividend yields.
Sharp rate hike in Russia further raised concerns about the global economy.
There is a need to have a 'CEO for Mumbai' in order to realise the ambition of making it a global financial centre.
Alibaba's pervasive economic and social influence in China is seen as a threat to the authority of the Chinese Communist party, notes Shyam Saran.
Gains in key IT, capital goods, healthcare and metal stocks, after consistent buying by domestic and foreign investors, helped both the key indices to scale new peaks.
In his new role, Subbarao will take part in various activities at NUS Business School, the Institute of South Asian Studies and the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Yashwant Sinha explains where the Modi government has gone wrong in its handling of the economy.
Analysts expect the indices to dip further if the global macros do not stabilise
The BRI, a pet initiative of President Xi, is aimed at promoting network of roads, ports and rail networks all over the world to spread China's influence.
Analysts say the sell-off in risky assets will be temporary and could be a buying opportunity for long-term investors.
India on Saturday strongly demanded creation of global safety nets to address concerns over volatility in currency movements and markets.
The broader markets, however, outperformed the benchmark indices -- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended up 0.6%-1%.
The world economy is going through a tough phase.
The Survey shows fiscal consolidation despite slowdown in growth.
China's devaluation creates new risk in global financial markets and could prolong the West's slowdown.
Top 5 losers include Infosys, TCS, ITC, M&M and HUL.
IT majors weakened ahead of the September US jobs data and telecom stocks ended lower
The finance ministry has put out a revised draft in public domain.
