Sushma Swaraj startled Modi when she said she would like to be defence minister. That set the PM thinking, says Rajeev Sharma.
A joint statement issued at the end of an India-Japan energy dialogue said both the countries would explore ways and means to further cooperation in the field of new and renewable energy sources.
Seeking an expansion of the UN Security Council, he said India, Japan and Germany should be included in the Security Council as permanent members but without veto power.
Having squandered the early lead provided by a penalty corner conversion from Rupinderpal Singh, India were trailing when Mandeep got into his goal-scoring act in the second half. Having squandered the early lead provided by a penalty corner conversion from Rupinderpal Singh, India were trailing when Mandeep got into his goal-scoring act in the second half.
Both crude benchmarks are now down around 20 per cent since their last peak in June
Buoyed by the growing wireless market in India, Japan-based electronics and technology major Toshiba is planning to tap the country's mobile segment by the end of this year.
During the visit, the prime minister and his wife, Gursharan Kaur, will be received by the emperor and empress of Japan, an official press note said on Wednesday.
Indonesia is not even counted as a next-door neighbour of India, though the southern-most tip of India is less than a hundred miles away from the northern-most tip of Indonesia. Bringing Indonesia back in the mainstream of the Indian strategic calculus is a step long overdue, says Dr Rahul Mishra.
Shoichi Nakagawa, Japan's minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, made the announcement in the presence of visiting Indian Commerce Minister Kamal Nath at the India-Japan Business Summit.\n\n
Indian businesses in the US have created about 91000 jobs in the US.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said that India is in for joint military exercise but not for joint patrolling.
For the first time, Indian airhostess would fly on China Eastern Airlines to India, a move that would be welcomed by Indians who are increasingly travelling to China for business as well as tourism.
IOC chief Jacques Rogge said the candidature period for cities to bid for these Games will open up in 2008 with a decision in 2009.
China's newly-formed Rocket Force has held an exercise with advanced DF-16 medium-range ballistic missile with a range of over 1,000 kms that could threaten a number countries, including India, Japan and the United States.
Only 36 per cent in Japan and 44 per cent in Germany were willing to use such vehicles.
Indian hockey had something to cheer about as Indian women's hockey team bagged a silver medal in third Asian Champions Trophy after losing to hosts Japan by a solitary goal in the summit clash of the event at Kakamigahara, Japan on Saturday.
India, Japan, Brazil and Germany want further discussions.
Japan won the gold and Iran the bronze atthe Asian Junior Volleyball Championship.
Japan plans to invest $2 billion in India over the next three years in order to broaden its economic activity in the country.
The main difference between the G4 and the African Union resolutions is on veto.
The African Union has signalled that it is ready to negotiate on its demand for 2 veto-wielding permanent seats on the UNSC.
Italy and Pakistan-led Coffee Club has not been able to make much impact among the member states and is seeking China's help in an effort to derail the G-4 resolution.
'By lifting his visit to vibrant new functional and emotional planes, Modi saved it from looking like a mere obligatory give-and-take. This is no mean achievement. With his penchant for execution, he must fast track action on the proposals agreed upon, so that the fine print matches the hype,' says B S Raghavan.
The United Kingdom, France and Nepal have supported India's candidature as a permanent member of a reformed United Nations Security Council as member nations expressed frustration at the lack of progress on long-pending reforms in the powerful UN body.
A country required two-thirds majority of 124 to win a seat in the elections.
All the options would now be presented to the foreign ministers of G-4 and African Union who are scheduled to meet on Monday in London instead of Geneva.\n\n
What are India's chances of getting a permanent seat in a revamped UN Security Council?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday deplored the "expansionist" tendency among some countries which "encroach" upon seas of others, in oblique comments against China which has a maritime dispute with Japan.
As Shinzo Abe begins his crucial visit to India on Friday looking to clinch a slew of deals including bullet trains and amphibious defence planes, the Chinese media on Friday said the Japanese premier is trying to rope in India as part of a strategy to contain arch rival China.
'Our equations with China require engagement and not confrontation; its interfaces with Pakistan and with some other South Asian neighbours also add to the complexities,' says Vice Admiral Premvir Das (retd).
China is pulling out all the stops to give a 'state visit-plus' reception to Trump on his maiden visit.
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