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'She dwarfs every known politician of recent times with her imperious aura, iron will, tremendous drive, dauntless pursuit of goals she set before herself, ability to capture the people's imagination and unshakeable grip over her party and government,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
As fuel prices surged in September, the government's decision to ask companies to cut price by Rs1 each on a litre of petrol and diesel came as a dampner for private players.
A consummate deal-maker, the former Aircel boss raked in the moolah in many, but lost a packet in several others.
The pacts were signed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram and German Development Minister Gerd Mller.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be reciprocating the reception he received from the Israeli PM during his visit last July, report Archis Mohan & PTI.
'Look East' policy was first coined by the Narasimha Rao government in the 1990s and has been followed by the successive governments.
This is the joint statement issued by the ministry of external affairs on the visit of US President Barack Obama to India.
Whatever be India's course of action, it will have an impact on India-Iran ties, notes Aveek Sen.
Modi is seen as exceptional not only on account of his acts but also owing to his style. He appears to sacrifice his life for the people -- like a fakir, a figure he came to epitomize even more in 2020 by growing a long white beard. Charisma is above accountability, and Modi has grasped these dynamics.
The reported controversial remarks of President Pranab Mukherjee on Bofors issue to a Swedish daily have no bearing on his upcoming tour of Sweden, the first State visit, beginning on May 31, External Affairs Ministry said in New Delhi on Thursday.
Non-mineral-rich states will benefit from tariff concessions.
Swaraj also called on Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw and held discussions with him on issues of mutual interest.
Western businesses and diplomats in Delhi privately say Modi's reputation as a man of action has been hurt by setbacks on economic reform.
Describing himself as "an extremely good arbitrator", Trump on Monday said he was ready to mediate between Pakistan and India on the Kashmir issue if both sides agree to it.
If the drop in sales over the past two years is anything to go by, India's dream of putting seven million electric vehicles on road by the end of this decade has come a cropper.
Since the US, the second biggest emitter of greenhouse gases after China, has shifted in a major way to shale gas, the focus of global environmentalists' ire has fallen on India, which is the third biggest emitter, reports Darryl D'Monte.
If nothing is done, the country is set to become 83 per cent energy-import-dependent by 2040.
How Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar find themselves in a huge controversy.
Modi's visit to some developed countries such as the US, Japan, China and Australia were sprinkled with humongous investment figures. But do we have the wherewithal to absorb such big investments?
In most cases, the payback on energy saving projects offered by GIBSS are between one and three years.
In many cases, all that is required is a final letter from the ministry
World finance ministers will meet on Oct 7-8 in Lima, Peru, to try to agree on climate change framework.
India has been eyeing deeper energy ties with Iran and has already lined up $20 billion as investment in oil and gas as well as in petrochemical and fertiliser sectors there.
A government that confuses PowerPoints for policy is delaying structural change too much.
The shops became a subject of a political controversy last week.
'Wild animals lived in their natural environment.' 'So, viruses could not be communicated.' 'Then came mass production and mass quartering of animals -- whether it be poultry, pigs and cattle -- which gave rise to bird flu, SARS and the mad cow disease.' 'Vast amounts of animal produce are also being flown from one part of the world to another, which has helped to spread the virus.' 'All these changes have led to a new and deadly mutation of the virus that has immobliised human beings.'
The Chabahar port, located in the Sistan-Balochistan province on the energy-rich Persian Gulf nations southern coast, lies outside the Persian Gulf and can be easily accessed from India's western coast, bypassing Pakistan.
Here is the full text of the joint statement issued by India and the US.
Modi is also scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Xi on Tuesday.
'It is in the interest of both sides that the visit of the US President is seen as being successful. Both sides have invested considerable political capital in it. This rapid exchange of visits and the decisions taken have to be justified, beyond the symbolism, which is no doubt important in itself. This opportunity to impart a fresh momentum to ties should not be missed,' says former foreign secretary Kanwal Sibal.
Muzzling NGOs is unbecoming of a democracy. Self-confident democracies encourage, indeed applaud, the involvement of citizens' associations, including NGOs, in social and political decision-making and development planning. Instead, our paranoid government bullies and terrorises them, says Praful Bidwai.
According to the report, the generation projects envisaged for completion by 2018-19 need to be given priority in fuel linkage.
For India, the talks will work as another opportunity to sharpen its positions ahead of the formal UN negotiations.
After a busy day in Stockholm, Sweden, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in the United Kingdom on Wednesday. PM Modi is in London to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. The PM will also have a top-level meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May as well as a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II at the Buckingham Palace. Here's a glimpse of NaMo's busy English day.
Two technocrats, two hard-boiled politicians are India's new Cabinet ministers...
Single window clearances for realty must.
Making it easier to do business is a key element of our strategy, says Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar.
'It is in electronics that the gap between where we are and where we need to be is most obvious and most persistent.' 'It is not only a national security issue, but also a commercial issue,' argues Rajeev Srinivasan.
There's still little indication of forward movement in Indo-US defence relations.
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