The agreement would divert China's attention and keep them busy in the Pacific theatre, probably resulting in a reduction in threat perception in our area of interest in the Indian Ocean, notes Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Tuesday defended the vast US surveillance programme under which India is the fifth most tracked country, saying, "It is not actually snooping".
'No nation can be self-sufficient in defence, nuclear and space technologies without domestic capabilities in hardware development and manufacturing,' says the Wipro chief.\n\n\n\n
What could be the reason for the Chinese to all of a sudden churn up the placid waters? Perhaps the reading on the banner is: no hobnobbing with ASEAN countries. But upping the ante along the borders has its own demerits for the Chinese. It serves to push India closer to the US thus strengthening the latter's Asian pivot, says Brigadier (retd) S K Chatterji.
The countries with positive employment outlook included India, Mexico and Turkey, as also the Gulf Cooperation Council region.
The Indian IT company in turn will host the cloud and mobile-based services in Singapore and Malaysia, while providing direct sales and IT services to clients throughout Association of Southeast Asian Nations region.
Most Japanese and Chinese imported oil and one-third of the world's traded goods pass through this area in Southeast Asia.
China's behaviour in the post-pandemic geopolitical landscape which may determine the Quad's future trajectory, notes former foreign secretary Shyam Saran.
BWith a distracted president brooding in the White House, Pompeo seems to think his day has come. He seems to be pushing a personal agenda before a target audience in America, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Both sides "positively assessed" India-Myanmar security cooperation in the backdrop of certain insurgent groups from northeastern Indian states.
Modi said there was a time when families would celebrate getting gas connections as if they have got home a Mercedes.
'His magical leadership, his fatherly love and his ability to take everyone along, cannot be replaced.'
Goyal was to visit Beijing from August 2 to 3 to take part in the RCEP Intersessional Ministerial meet.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is very much aligned with the foreign policy priorities of the Modi 2.0 government, says Sana Hashmi.
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid will leave for Myanmar on Friday on his first bilateral visit since assuming office and will hold talks with the top leadership there including Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
It is said that the annual State of the Union address to both Houses of the US Congress by Trump is likely to be around the time India will celebrate its Republic Day.
Latest data available shows that India's exports to the 10-member bloc of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) declined by 18.6 per cent to $19.17 billion in the first eight months of this financial year.
The US, he said, rejects any Chinese claim to waters beyond a 12-nautical mile territorial sea derived from islands it claims in the Spratly Islands (without prejudice to other states' sovereignty claims over such islands).
He pointed out that such a restriction is not prevalent in many Islamic countries.
Though trade deficit is expected to 'narrow' in 2013 driven by ongoing curb of gold imports and the gradual removal of fuel subsidies, the deficit will still be 'sizeable', it said.
United States Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to India on June 23 to co-chair the 4th India-US strategic dialogue, his spokesperson said on Wednesday.
The United States said it does not endorse the new "controversial" Chinese map on its passport, which depicts certain disputes territories as its own, causing a major diplomatic row in the region including with India.
Sources said much has been done to ease the tax burden of the middle classes in the last five years, and that such a measure affects only a limited segment of people when the focus should be to put money in rural areas. Archis Mohan reports.
With Donald Trump unable to make it, Modi settles for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
The government also appointed Dr Vinod Paul, a pediatrician at the AIIMS, as a member of the NITI Aayog
Chairman of insurance giant says it has invested Rs 16,000 cr in equity till Oct.
The US has been, historically, a sleeping partner in India-China relations. Today, any attempt by the Modi government to make a bilateral move to improve relations with Beijing could upset Biden's apple cart, notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has put off his visit to Japan from Thursday for the annual summit in view of the sudden political developments in that country.
A picture showing Indian flag placed upside down during the meeting of two ministers went viral. The picture was released by photo agencies.
Though there has been policy progress in Europe, the global economic backdrop remains decidedly challenging, Eskesen said, adding domestic conditions have remained fairly stable, though, and underlying inflation has stayed firm.
While the FPI limit on most bond issues would not be raised above 6 per cent, there would be some in which there would be no limits, reports Arup Roychoudhury.
The monsoon has so far disappointed and if rainfalls do not increase soon it will push up inflation as well as the subsidy bill, further limiting the room for RBI rate cuts, an HSBC report says.
Prime Ministers Modi and Abe enjoyed a close and empathetic relationship and this certainly gave a sustained momentum to the India-Japan strategic partnership. It is necessary for India to reach out and engage with his successor as early as possible, advises former foreign secretary Shyam Saran.
As Washington, DC, prepares to celebrate July Fourth with a military "Salute to America" that will feature military bands, a parade and flyovers from the US Navy's Blue Angels and Air Force One, here's a look at other countries that hold military marches.
Automakers are caught in a chicken-and-egg situation: Prices have to come down if volumes are to increase, and volumes won't increase unless prices come down, notes Pavan Lall.
Chinese manufacturers are re-routing their products through the markets of other countries that India has Free Trade Agreements with.
Two years ago, Myanmar was to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) what Bihar was to India: Dogged in its isolation, a region with low development indices and one the West loved to hate -- a state perpetually on the defensive. However, Myanmar's growth has also been as rapid as that seen by Bihar.
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