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South Asia: It Is Climate Change, Stupid

India should encourage the second coming of SAARC with climate change as an urgent agenda and keeping Indian security concerns in mind as the subtext, suggest Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd)......

Was US India's Ally Or Foe In The 1962 War?

What appeared to be a generous act of friendship was, in truth, a manoeuvre within a much larger strategic game. The United States used the 1962 war not just to aid India but to test how far it......

Modi's Risky Gamble With The Taliban

Developing relations with the Taliban is needed, but plunging headlong into Afghanistan without due thought will be akin to the rooster entering a KFC outlet, warns Lieutenant General Prakash......

Arunachal Key To India-Japan Strategy Against China

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......

'China Is Competing In A Space Where India Was Dominant'

'These efforts by Beijing can be weaponised one day with economic, security and political implications for India.' IMAGE: A combo photograph of External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar......

Hyundai to make India global export hub, 2nd largest market

Lining up its 2030 strategy, Hyundai said it was targeting up to 30 per cent export contribution and over 1.5-fold rise in revenue, to cross the 1 trillion milestone in five years. IMAGE: Hyundai......

Indian Cars Race Abroad as Home Sales Stall

Between April and August this financial year, passenger car exports rose 8.5 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y), while domestic sales fell by 8.5 per cent.. Kindly note the image have only been......

How Trump's Tariffs Hurts Dollar Town Of Garments

'The US slump could hit our hosiery market hard since 40 per cent of our exports go there.''Job losses could be severe if the government doesn't step in fast.' Kindly note the image has been......

US tariff shock to hit Bengal's labour-intensive industries

The additional 25 per cent tariff imposed by US President Donald Trump on India is set to deliver a major blow to West Bengal's export-driven economy, with the state's labour-intensive leather,......

Sensex pares gains; ends up 150 points

Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty on Tuesday gave up most of their sharp intra-day gains due to the emergence of profit-taking as investors turned cautious amid reports of a ceasefire violation......

2026 T20 World Cup: India take on USA in opener

IMAGE: Defending champions India will open their campaign against USA in Mumbai on February 7 before facing Namibia in Delhi on February 12. Photograph: ANI Photo Traditional rivals India and......

Rahul named captain for SA ODIs; Bumrah, Siraj rested

IMAGE: K L Rahul takes over the captaincy after regular skipper Shubman Gill was ruled out of the series because of a neck injury. Photograph: ANI Photo Senior batter K L Rahul was on Sunday named......

Will Gaikwad bat at No 4 for India in SA ODI series?

With a string of good scores, Ruturaj Gaikwad has been in top form of late. IMAGE: In six ODIs so far, Ruturaj Gaikwad has tallied 115 runs at an average of 19.16. Photograph: ANI Photo One of the......

Bumrah's Next Move: Asia Cup or WI Tests?

IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah has 219 wickets in 48 Tests. Photograph: Ed Sykes/Reuters Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was on Friday released from the national squad after completing his quota of three......

'India shouldn't have an all-format captain'

If Gill is handed the T20I mantle, he will be the fourth Indian captain after Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to hold all-format captaincy. IMAGE: Under Shubman's Gill's......