One of every three Indians with a bank account is ready to switch to another bank on being offered free mobile banking, states an Asia Pacific survey on mobile banking opportunities.
The BJP still does not have a majority in Upper House of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha, and this will pose hurdles to the party's legislative reform agenda
The agreement would divert China's attention and keep them busy in the Pacific theatre, probably resulting in a reduction in threat perception in our area of interest in the Indian Ocean, notes Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).
A country liquor manufacturer is set to launch the Radisson brand in Ranchi.
The United States-based Bristlecone, which specialises in supply chain management and SAP implementation, is tapping customers in India and the Asia-Pacific region, while refining processes of clients in the US.
Even as Barack Obama administration officials believe that the India-US relationship has now "emerged at the world stage" and is no longer a "restricted to narrow" South Asia or subcontinental set of issues, they also concede that America's security partnership with Pakistan over the years still poses challenge to India-US relationship.
Foreign banks set the template in consumer banking in its infancy, but have almost vacated this booming space.
International credit rating agency Standard and Poor's has voiced concern over the fiscal deficit of the central and state governments even as it expressed happiness over the strong economic growth momentum.
HCL Technologies Ltd said on Wednesday it would act as a re-seller for a business solution 'Dynamics TM,' developed by Microsoft, in the Asia-Pacific region.
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
'I do not agree that the intent was to send a political message to China that the US treats friends and foes alike.' 'In any case, such acts do not ruffle a feather in China,' observes Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).
There are various estimates of India's debt to GDP ratio, but the consensus is that that it would be over 80 per cent at the end of the current fiscal year.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Friday announced setting up of its second data centre region in India in Telangana that will be operational by mid-2022, and will see the tech giant investing about Rs 20,761 crore. While AWS did not comment on the investment detail, Telangana IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao tweeted that AWS will invest Rs 20,761 crore ($2.77 billion) to set up multiple data centres in the state.
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.
Foreign institutional investment flows remain key driver for the Indian markets.\n
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.
China remains the elephant in the room and has to be tamed, which the United States alone is unable to do and therefore calls allies to come on board.
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.
Among others, China is developing the strategically located Gwadar port in Balochistan, which is aimed towards having a military presence, says a Pentagon report
Maruti Suzuki remains India's most influential auto brand.
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
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.
SoftBank-backed Ola Electric took the wraps off its maiden e-scooter offerings -- Ola S1 and S1 Pro -- for a commercial launch on Sunday. With prices starting from Rs 99,999 (excluding state government incentives, registration fee, and insurance cost), the Bhavesh Aggarwal-founded firm said the e-scooters are designed and engineered in India for the world and will deliver the best scooter experience to the consumer. He suggested that after 2025, sale of petrol-powered two-wheelers should not be allowed.
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.
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.
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."
"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.
"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).
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Wednesday affirmed its BB foreign currency and BB+ local currency, long-term sovereign credit ratings on India.
Globally China, Japan, Russia and South Korea and the US are the top FTTH markets.
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.
Trump lauds Modi, saying he has been working successfully to bring the vast country and its people together.
General Motors Corporation, the world's biggest automaker, has identified countries in the Asia-Pacific, including India, as one of its future growth markets.
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.
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