If they act now, they can reshape the strategic map of Asia without firing a shot. If they wait, the next opportunity will come only after a serious Taiwan Strait incident -- by which time the......
As a protege of Shinzo Abe, Sanae Takaichi is expected to scale bilateral ties much higher.Trade and investment shall grow. People-to-people contacts shall be scaled up, points out Dr Rajaram......
In a world fractured by uncertainty, India stands out for its policy consistency, paired with sustained ambition, points out Pritam Banerjee. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Key Points 2025......
A trade deal makes sense only if it is fair and reciprocal. If the cost is strategic dependence or loss of policy space, waiting is the wiser option, asserts Ajay Srivastava. Illustration: Dominic......
Signalling an intent to rebuild strained ties, President Donald Trump's new ambassador to Delhi said on Monday that no country is as essential as India to the United States, and asserted that both......
India has surpassed Japan to become the world's fourth-largest economy with a size of $4.18 trillion, and is poised to overtake Germany to become the third-largest by 2030, the government has said.......
The exchange rate of the rupee against the dollar may delay the economy's rise to become the fourth-largest. Kindly note that this illustration generated using ChatGPT has only been posted for......
Months after picking up 24.21 per cent stake in private sector lender Yes Bank, Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has received the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s)......
Gita Gopinath, professor at Harvard University, said becoming the third-largest economy was not India’s main challenge, as the country could reach that position by 2028 or earlier. Illustration:......
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Wednesday, extending their previous day's rally, on optimism over the India-EU landmark free trade agreement. Photograph: Danish......
Dhurandhar does not ask audiences to cheer blindly, notes Kumar Abhishek. It asks them to see how power operates in grey zones, and at moral cost. IMAGE: Ranveer Singh in Dhurandhar. Cinema has......
IMAGE: Will Malajczuk's stellar knock included a flurry of 12 boundaries and five towering sixes. Photograph: ICC Cricket World Cup/X Australia's left-handed batter Will Malajczuk smashed the......
IMAGE: Baek Ha Na and Lee So Hee of Korea in action against Chinese pair Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning during the women's doubles semifinal which was halted briefly after particles from a bird's......
IMAGE: India's Malvika Bansod in action against China's Han Yue at the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament, in New Delhi, on Thursday. Photograph: ANI Photo Former champion Lakshya Sen......
India's top men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, seeded third, also progressed without taking the court after receiving a walkover from USA's Chen Zhi Yi and Presley Smith.......
IMAGE: Lakshya Sen had an easy outing against Japan's Koki Watanabe. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters India's Lakshya Sen stormed into the second round of the men's singles event at the......