Dr Manmohan Singh would be faced with very few choices in Beijing given the Chinese conceived notions of the world today and India's low place in their calculus, says Srikanth Kondapalli.
'Keeping Kashmir out of the informal summit does not mean that they have given up their strategic interest.'
China's behaviour in the post-pandemic geopolitical landscape which may determine the Quad's future trajectory, notes former foreign secretary Shyam Saran.
His view will be shaped by his perception of US world interests and India's economic performance relative to China.
'I am very confident that America is stronger and more prosperous'
Prime Ministers Modi and Abe enjoyed a close and empathetic relationship and this certainly gave a sustained momentum to the India-Japan strategic partnership. It is necessary for India to reach out and engage with his successor as early as possible, advises former foreign secretary Shyam Saran.
Considering the common linkages, high-level trust, complementarities, and convergent interests between the two nations, Malaysia has the potential to become India's key partner in Southeast Asia, says Dr Rahul Mishra.
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Jaishankar arrived on a day-long visit to prepare the ground for Prime Minister Modi's visit to Bangladesh later this month to participate in the celebrations of 50th anniversary of Bangladesh's Independence and 50 years of Bangladesh-India diplomatic relations.
The apex court asked the government to get back by March 9 about the policy.
Because of lack of pilots, airlines have been forced to cancel their flights and rework their schedules, constraining cash flows and delaying vendor payments.
China's intended role for AIIB is not so different from the existing Western lenders like the World Bank.
Had India agreed to join the trade pact, Indian markets would have been flooded with cheap Chinese products.
The world is still figuring out the man as he continues his enigmatic journey towards the first 100 days of his presidency.
The panel will also recommend a fiscal consolidation road map for the central and state governments, study the impact of GST on the divisible pool, and propose performance-based incentives for states.
Markets ended in red; index heavyweight under pressure.
It will not be to India's advantage to create misperceptions that it is bandwagoning with some Anglo-American project for regime change in Myanmar, argues Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
'The days are gone when we only deal with India as the other side of the Pakistan coin or Pakistan as the other side of the India coin.'
Indian software firms have been retraining their workforce in emerging technology areas, also helping them get certified
The Indian desire to deepen its ties with Vietnam, especially in the oil sector, besides defence and trade, was conveyed to the top leadership in Hanoi by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
Expect fun and games on the floor of the two Houses.
TCS, Bajaj Auto, Adani Ports and Cipla were the top gainers on BSE Sensex while Coal India, GAIL, Dr Reddy's and Infosys lost the most on the index.
S&P BSE Midcap shed 0.8% while S&P BSE Smallcap tumbled 0.6%
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been appointed on the Board of Governors of Philippines-based Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Nifty crosses 9,750-mark; Bharti Airtel, TCS, Wipro, Lupin and Coal India gained the most on BSE Sensex
Joe Biden's B3W proposal aims to bring democracies together. India should come up with its own plans to contribute to the initiative, states Rahul Mishra.
China, it said, is projected to grow at 6.6 per cent in the current year which will moderate to 6.4 per cent next year.
There is no conceivable reason for any big power to put road blocks on the path of an India-Pakistan normalisation process, asserts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
India on Tuesday supported Afghanistan's reconciliation process with the Taliban, but warned that it must not undermine the legitimacy of the Afghan government and should be within the internationally accepted "red lines".
The Civil Aviation Ministry is looking to increase air seat entitlement to Dubai by 20%.
The Modi government has handled inflation far better than any government in the past two decades. Both the stock market and currency indices have begun to show confidence in the economy, despite the mounting global headwinds of trade.
China's CSI300 stock index shed 1.1 per cent, hitting a five-week low, while shares of Hong Kong-listed Chinese companies sagged 0.9 per cent.
'From the very start, PM Modi was insistent that visiting foreign leaders should be exposed to an India beyond its capital.' 'Through these experiences, he felt that the full Indian narrative would be much better understood across the world,' explains External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. A riveting excerpt from Bluekraft Digital Foundation's Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery.
BSE Smallcap index outperformed the frontline indices to rise 0.6%, while the BSE Midcap was flat
IT majors along with metal names Sesa Goa and Hindalco buck trend.
China and India have approached trade negotiations very differently: the former with confidence, the latter in a defensive crouch, says T N Ninan.
It also comes ahead of a possible visit by President Donald Trump to India later this month. Trump is set to visit India on a two-day trip between February 23 and 26 and both sides are in the process of fine-tuning his schedule, according to sources in New Delhi.
US companies are 'positively looking' at India.
Shailendra Kumar, MD, Oracle India, details the India plan.
S&P BSE Midcap index and S&P BSE Smallcap were down 2% and 1.3% respectively
India and the US renewed 10-year Defence Framework Agreement.
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