"In India's development cooperation, we will be guided by our partners' development priorities. Our assistance does not create indebtedness and is without conditionalities," he said at the 44th Annual Meeting of the G-77 Foreign Ministers on Thursday, in a veiled reference to China's loans which has led to debt-traps in some countries.
All eyes were as India as it celebrated its 69h Republic Day on Friday with the 10 ASEAN leaders as chief guests. The mood was upbeat across the country. Rediff.com brings you glimpses of the celebrations.
A few glimpses of the event that was a reminiscent of 'Howdy, Modi' that was held in Houston in September.
The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday mooted an Asian Economic Community encompassing ASEAN, China, Japan, Korea and itself to integrate Asia and promote regional cooperation.
Cyber espionage operations dated back to at least 2005
The US and Europe account for about one-third of India's exports.
'The men in black suits and hair dye in Beijing have not only completely blown the cover story of "peaceful rise," but have managed to antagonise regional powers in the Indo-Pacific.'
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar's worldview sets him apart
'No nation can be self-sufficient in defence, nuclear and space technologies without domestic capabilities in hardware development and manufacturing,' says the Wipro chief.\n\n\n\n
A recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Tuesday defended the vast US surveillance programme under which India is the fifth most tracked country, saying, "It is not actually snooping".
This is the third time that a Brazilian president was the chief guest at the Republic Day. The last time a Brazilian president was the chief guest was in 2004 when Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attended the parade.
Most Japanese and Chinese imported oil and one-third of the world's traded goods pass through this area in Southeast Asia.
In a bid to gain a bigger share of the customer's wallet, banks are ramping up their cross-selling initiatives.
What could be the reason for the Chinese to all of a sudden churn up the placid waters? Perhaps the reading on the banner is: no hobnobbing with ASEAN countries. But upping the ante along the borders has its own demerits for the Chinese. It serves to push India closer to the US thus strengthening the latter's Asian pivot, says Brigadier (retd) S K Chatterji.
The Indian IT company in turn will host the cloud and mobile-based services in Singapore and Malaysia, while providing direct sales and IT services to clients throughout Association of Southeast Asian Nations region.
The countries with positive employment outlook included India, Mexico and Turkey, as also the Gulf Cooperation Council region.
"We have very little time left for deciding on the chief guest and the process will be completed soon," a source familiar with the development said.
Both sides "positively assessed" India-Myanmar security cooperation in the backdrop of certain insurgent groups from northeastern Indian states.
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid will leave for Myanmar on Friday on his first bilateral visit since assuming office and will hold talks with the top leadership there including Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Latest data available shows that India's exports to the 10-member bloc of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) declined by 18.6 per cent to $19.17 billion in the first eight months of this financial year.
Modi said there was a time when families would celebrate getting gas connections as if they have got home a Mercedes.
The new model, which is based on the company's fifth generation HEARTECT platform, comes with a BS-VI compliant one-litre petrol engine with a claimed fuel efficiency of 21.7 km per litre.
Though trade deficit is expected to 'narrow' in 2013 driven by ongoing curb of gold imports and the gradual removal of fuel subsidies, the deficit will still be 'sizeable', it said.
A career Citibanker, 'Selva' came into the spotlight as the person who rewired the financial behemoth's Indian retail operations.
United States Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to India on June 23 to co-chair the 4th India-US strategic dialogue, his spokesperson said on Wednesday.
The United States said it does not endorse the new "controversial" Chinese map on its passport, which depicts certain disputes territories as its own, causing a major diplomatic row in the region including with India.
'His magical leadership, his fatherly love and his ability to take everyone along, cannot be replaced.'
Chairman of insurance giant says it has invested Rs 16,000 cr in equity till Oct.
He pointed out that such a restriction is not prevalent in many Islamic countries.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has put off his visit to Japan from Thursday for the annual summit in view of the sudden political developments in that country.
It is said that the annual State of the Union address to both Houses of the US Congress by Trump is likely to be around the time India will celebrate its Republic Day.
Though there has been policy progress in Europe, the global economic backdrop remains decidedly challenging, Eskesen said, adding domestic conditions have remained fairly stable, though, and underlying inflation has stayed firm.
