Based on the GDP numbers and the remarkable stability of the taka Bangladesh's Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, is a better manager than our 'economist prime minister',' says TVR Shenoy.
San Francisco, nobody calls it Frisco, has its own laid back pace and is absolutely inviting. Ansh M visited the city recently and hopes to return some day...
'If your paper writes something you don't agree with, will you criticise it?' Nitin Gadkari asks Aditi Phadnis when quizzed about demonetisation.
The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices underperformed the largecaps and ended over 1% lower.
The perfunctory management of external affairs has left India's foreign policy establishment largely unprepared to manage the consequences of dramatic international developments, says Nitin Pai.
After one year in power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pretty much on the back foot, even if he continues to display bravado in his public pronouncements. He knows within his heart that he has wasted a lot of his political capital without getting much in return, says M K Venu.
Putin spoke to the citizenry in the annual nationwide Q&A session as part of PR exercise for the Russian government.
'US-Indian relations will become an important part of Trump's diplomacy,' says Global Times.
United States President Donald Trump has said that he will have a "very, very great relationship" with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as the two leaders met in the Florida resort of Mar-a-Lago for the first time.
Many things are going unnoticed by India watchers.
May be the strong United States growth will lead the world back to a period of growth and help us all put this painful recrimination behind us.
For one thing, US Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke was perhaps right in postponing the quantitative easing taper even though the markets had complained at that time that they were primed for some reduction in QE3 and the Fed had missed an opportunity to execute their plans without causing too much of a flutter.
Karma Cartel director Vinod Bharathan gives us an insight into his style of filmmaking.
Sunanda K Datta-Ray considers them sound in theory, but incapable of making any dent in the corruption that is India's way of life.
The low global crude prices have helped narrow the current account deficit to just 0.2 per cent of GDP in the previous January-March quarter.
Some investors had speculated that the US central bank might put its plans on hold given the jitters overseas.
The Brics line-up has yielded to a shaky China-India story, with new question marks over China even as India remains a "B+" performer, says T N Ninan.
'All of Indira Gandhi's bad economic ideas are being strengthened, from nationalised banks to anti-poverty, handout yojanas,' says Shekhar Gupta.
PM Modi addressed the Indian community in Washington DC after meeting chief executives of major US companies.
Indian market has been plagued by negative sentiment and triggers
In 1910 the who's who of Wall Street met in total secrecy in an American town to work towards the first draft of the bill that would finally give the United States a central bank.
Shankar Acharya gives ten predictions on key politico-economic developments in the world and ten for India.
India this year will emerge as the world's seventh largest economy, up from the 12 th position in 2008.
The US also blasted China and Russia for not joining hands with the international community in their efforts to combat the North Korean threat.
US economic growth slowed sharply in the fourth quarter.
RBI Governor flayed easy monetary policy of central banks in advanced economies saying it is "more cause than medicine".
Arjan Singh, the Marshal of the Indian Air Force, was a fearless and exceptional pilot and remained a source of inspiration to all personnel of the Armed Forces through the years.
The market breadth ended weak on the BSE with 2,086 shares declining and 893 shares advancing.
Expectations of continued stimulus withdrawal by the US Federal Reserve added to the market's gloom.
A glance back at some of the important ups and down Indian Inc faced in 2018.
March and April payrolls were revised to show 32,000 more jobs.
Opposition on Monday picked holes in various government decisions like demonetisation and surgical strikes as well as allocation of funds for MNREGA, agriculture sector and Scheduled Castes, saying it has failed on all fronts despite which it is trying to "fool" the people.
'It is clear that Britain is a country with a limited future,' says Rajeev Srinivasan.
Group still far from coordinating monetary/forex policy
India's economy - ranked eighth in 2015 with a GDP of $2 trillion - is projected to climb past Brazil, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Japan and become the world's third-largest in 2030 with a GDP of $7.3 trillion.
India's growth, he said, remains resilient with low inflation, fiscal prudence and low current account deficit, talking about robust structural reform measures.
'I feel now we have a leader who is non-corruptible.' 'But he needs time as corruption is deep-rooted in our society, and people have no shame about being corrupt.' 'It will take at least 7 years to make some changes.'
The markets stayed on edge last week due to the endless saga of Greece's problems.
These have been selected based on the earnings growth prospects and favourable (buy) ratings by brokerages
'India today has to fight many a battle, all of which cry out for innovation. This is where the experience of the Diaspora could be the most productive well-spring.'
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