PHOTOS: Toasts, high-fashion and lobster at Obama's dinner for China's Xi

A powerhouse line-up mixing Hollywood, diplomacy and corporate America streamed into the White House for President Barack Obama’s lavish state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping. The......

Aristotle Would Have Envied Ivan

Ivan Menezes and Arvind Subramanian -- whose birthdays were separated by a month and 3 days in 1959 -- became close friends attending the economics course at St Stephen's.Ivan went on to be a......

'We couldn't imagine this 15 years ago'

'At the heart of the strategic relationship between our countries are economic ties.' US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken charts out the route for the 'defining relationship' of the 21st century......

Modi means business on US visit

'We have never before seen an Indian prime minister's visit to the United States so heavily business-oriented and so packed with meetings with the US business community.' Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com......

Ajay Banga: The man behind MasterCard's success

'MasterCard continues to perform well despite a challenging global economy due to its investments in technology and services.'       Ajay Banga, the 55-year-old CEO of MasterCard, is......

Ajay Banga to hang up his boots at Mastercard on December 31

Ajay Banga, one of the topmost Indian-American corporate leaders, and a strong advocate of India-US relationship, would retire from Mastercard at the end of the year, the global credit card company......

Biden nominates ex-Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to head World Bank

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that the US is nominating Ajay Banga to lead the World Bank, saying the Indian-American business leader is uniquely equipped to lead the global institution......

Obama appoints MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga to key administration post

Ajay Banga is one of the nine members of the Commission on Enhancing National Cyber Security.President Barack Obama on Thursday appointed Indian American Ajay Banga, CEO of MasterCard, as a member......