We've not had a US president who...: Jaishankar amid tariff war

India has certain "red lines" in its negotiations for a trade deal with the United States and it will stand firm in protecting the interests of farmers and small producers, External Affairs......

Vijay Or EPS: Who Will Fill Anti-DMK Space?

The two weeks that EPS took fending off the Sengottaiyan rebellion has since become lost time for the AIADMK as that was also the time Vijay took to go all-out against Stalin and the DMK, observes......

'My Book Is Not Even About Terrorism'

'I'm sure those few terrorists who are continuing to operate in the Valley are not reading books.''Are they trying to tell us that there are certain people who first intellectualise themselves and......

India Must Only Agree To A Deal If It Is A Win-Win

To those who ask, "Is all this really worth it? Why can't domestic demand fill the gap?", it is important to remind them that only 13 economies since the Second World War have grown at 7 per cent......

Indian-origin tech firms corner 1/5th of H-1B visas

Indian-origin tech companies cornered a fifth of all H-1B visas issued by the US with Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services leading the pack, an analysis of data from the US immigration department......

Why Must We Have 7 I-T Categories?

'The finance minister missed yet another opportunity to simplify the income tax structure in the Budget.''This was an opportune moment to get rid of the old tax system entirely and move fully to......

Building an influential policy making institution

A reformed Planning Commission should reflect the diversity of Indian debate, says Suman Bery. I was privileged to be the director-general of the National Council of Applied Economic Research in......

How govt will judge the performance of PSUs

The number of times public sector undertakings (PSUs) have held conference calls with investors, their capital management, and debt financing are among the parameters that the Centre will use to......