Bush said trade liberalisation and ongoing security efforts in the region had become increasingly important to global economic stability and to the ongoing war on terror
At the annual Cobra Gold military exercise, you can find international marines seeking out water in unlikely places, eating spider eggs, and even drinking cobra blood.
China's white paper on Asia-Pacific security cooperation extends an olive branch to India. It mentions India 15 times -- a record in all Chinese white papers issued so far. New Delhi's response will need to be carefully calibrated, says China expert Srikanth Kondapalli.
The issues that figured prominently in these discussions included terrorism, Afghanistan and the situation in the Asia Pacific region.
The mandates which Pakistan has failed include action against all United Nations-designated terrorists like Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Azhar, Lashker-e-Tayiba founder Hafiz Saeed and the outfit's operational commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi.
Foreign institutional investment flows remain key driver for the Indian markets.\n
Among others, China is developing the strategically located Gwadar port in Balochistan, which is aimed towards having a military presence, says a Pentagon report
China's rapid military build-up is a direct threat not only to Taiwan but to the United States, Japan, and Australia, Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian warned in an interview published on Saturday.
Maruti Suzuki remains India's most influential auto brand.
'It is a testing time for our foreign policy which may involve a certain element of taking risks, assessing costs, and expecting failures,' asserts Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).
"We see the Indian economy rebounding from our projected 6.1 per cent growth this fiscal year to something like 7 per cent in the next fiscal year (2020). We see the factors that will support growth, including monetary policy stimulus, working their way through the pipeline," Jonathan Ostry, Deputy Director, Asia Pacific Department at the IMF, told reporters.
A strong partnership with US would deter China from making any aggressive posture against India, said Puneet Ahluwalia, a member of the Trump's Advisory Committee on Asian Americans.
Royal Dutch/Shell Group plans to grow its natural gas business relative to its oil assets and intends to supply gas to the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.\n\n\n\n
The only thing that may salvage Narendra Modi's trip to the US is his meetings with CEOs, such as those of Blackstone, First Solar, Qualcomm, Adobe, and General Atomics, asserts Rajeev Srinivasan.
Globally China, Japan, Russia and South Korea and the US are the top FTTH markets.
US-based Seven Networks is to acquire European rival Smartner as it vies to mount a challenge to BlackBerry maker Research in Motion in the fast-growing wireless email software market and boost its IPO prospects.
Trump lauds Modi, saying he has been working successfully to bring the vast country and its people together.
Biden said, "One of the reasons why President Obama called our relations with India, quote, "a defining partnership of the century ahead" is that India is increasingly looking east as a force for security and growth in Southeast Asia and beyond."
"India's economy is projected to sustain a 7.6 per cent growth rate in both fiscal years 2016-17 and 2017-18," says the year-end update of the flagship report Economic and Social Survey for Asia and the Pacific 2016 of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
United Nations proscribed terrorist Lakhvi, 61, who was on bail since 2015 in the Mumbai attack case, was arrested by the Counter-Terrorism Department of Punjab province on Saturday.
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Wednesday affirmed its BB foreign currency and BB+ local currency, long-term sovereign credit ratings on India.
'Having dedicated my life towards improving breast healthcare in my motherland. I shall continue to work with rock-solid determination following this "chosen" path.'
India's biggest listed media firm, Zee Telefilms Ltd., is considering launching a sports channel with Time Warner Inc.'s Turner International to take on ESPN and Star Sports.
Former United States President Bill Clinton on Wednesday visited the kitchen run by an NGO which provides food to a large number of children at government schools as part of the mid-day meal scheme
Former United States President Bill Clinton arrived in Jaipur on Monday night on a tour during which he will visit a kitchen being run for schoolchildren by an NGO.
The US wants its trade with India to grow multi-fold, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal told lawmakers.
General Motors Corporation, the world's biggest automaker, has identified countries in the Asia-Pacific, including India, as one of its future growth markets.
"President Trump believes that Kim has an unprecedented opportunity to change the trajectory of our relationship and bring peace and prosperity to his country," Pompeo said.
'This was the first ever visit by a President in a re-election year so it sent a strong signal of the priority of the relationship and the desire to continue to strengthen it.'
The Asia Pacific electronics industry continued to flourish despite the SARS outbreak, though the slowdown caused by the Iraq war did have an impact on the industry, according to Gartner.
Taiwan-based telecom company DBTel on Thursday unveiled mobile phones and said it will invest upto $50 million for setting up marketing and customer care network.
An FFT statement said it had consulted with the ATP, WTA and International Tennis Federation (ITF) to allow the Roland-Garros showpiece the benefit of an extra week.
The long-term growth perspective or potential for India is one of the highest in the Asia Pacific region.
Vying for a slot among the top three network solution vendors in India, the US-based Allied Telesyn on Wednesday appointed a country manager and said it aims to generate 5% of its Asia Pacific revenue from India in the next 3 years.
The business process outsourcing market is expected to touch $1 trillion by 2006, registering a compounded annual growth rate of 9 per cent.
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