Pak skips SCO meet after Indian side objects to incorrect map

Pakistan on Tuesday skipped a conference of military medicine experts organised by an Indian think-tank under the framework of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) after the host objected to......

Don't shift border resolution goalpost: India envoy to China

India has told China not to "shift goalposts" and "confuse" managing the border affairs and restoring peace at the frontiers with the larger issue of the resolution of the boundary question, which......

India's vaccine diplomacy with the Maldives

COVID-19 has emerged as an important form of diplomatic currency around the world as nations try to showcase their soft power gains.In this race, India has an edge as India is already a......

Myanmar: India's choices are limited

India cannot afford to adopt any coercive measures against the military even if it disapproves the military takeover, notes Dr Rajaram Panda. IMAGE: Demonstrators rally outside the Central Bank of......

Isro's Fat Boy to go commercial only in 2020

GSLV-MK III, which uses a homegrown cryogenic engine, has to do at least two more launches before it begins commercial operations, report Raghu Krishnan and T E Narasimhan. The Indian Space......

How new norms will regulate direct selling

New norms will help the sector come out of the shadow of the PCMC Act, but compliance costs and legal scrutiny could rise. Year 2014 is considered a watershed for India’s Rs 8,000-crore (Rs......

India reaches Red Planet, but at home red tape binds space firms

Image: School children celebrate after the success of India's Mars mission. Photograph: Reuters Indian firms are frustrated at the slow execution of projects and lack of government support, which......

Exempt port projects from MAT: Assocham

Industry body Assocham has sought tax incentives, market-linked tariff rates and grant of infrastructure status to the port industry in the upcoming Budget for turning India's coastline......