Former top US diplomat urges Obama for early meeting with Modi

A former top American diplomat, considered to be the architect of the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, on Friday urged US President Barack Obama to reach out to India's prime minister-designate......

'Pakistan bears a tremendous responsibility'

Former United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R Nicholas Burns, chief US interlocutor during negotiations of the US-India civilian nuclear cooperation agreement, says South......

Blackwill to return to academic career

High-profile American Ambassador to India Robert D Blackwill on Monday announced his decision to return home to pursue his academic career at Harvard University at the end of a two-year term during......

ISI is orchestrating the Taliban show: Paper

The powerful role of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence in Afghan insurgency is 'as clear as the sun in the sky', says a latest study. The paper titled 'The Sun in the Sky: The relationship......

Will Samvat 2074 be good, bad or ugly?

If GDP growth in Q2FY18 remains below 7%, the outlook for Samvat 2074 would remain uncertain at best, says Nitin Desai. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com October 19 marked the end of Samvat......

Arvind Subramanian: 'India doesn't have this ability to project power like China'

Image: Prime Minister Narendra Modi presents a bouquet to China's President Xi Jinping (left). Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters.   As part of a shake-up in the finance......