Economist Arvind Panagariya has also argued for loosening deficit targets to boost capital spending
India's roughly $150 billion outsourcing sector generates about three quarters of its revenue from the United States.
It is important to note that slowdown in activity is really confined to a selected few regions within China.
India needs to tread cautiously on the growth path.
Eyeing greater cooperation with South East Asian countries on economic and security issues, India on Thursday announced a separate Mission for ASEAN region to be set up in Jakarta with a full-time resident Ambassador.
Tamal Bandyopadhyay details HDFC Bank's digital journey.
Tax incentives to have cascading effect on the capital goods industry.
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
The government should now focus on governance and monitoring the supply side to manage inflation, says M V Subramanian.
Inputs by the Petroleum Ministry were found among stolen documents.
The CEOs of Cricket Australia, the National Rugby League and Football Federation Australia, have signed up to the "Pathway to Pay Equality" report by the Male Champions of Change Institute (MCC), which details a milestone-based approach to achieving pay equity between male and female athletes.
Aggressive rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve could result in a flight of capital from emerging markets like India, says B Gopkumar, chief executive officer, Reliance Securities.
Suriya Prabha trains students from government schools in rural Tamil Nadu to code and use Artificial Intelligence to solve problems.
Over lunch, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley breaks down his Budget. Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com reports.
Realtors, consultants and foreign universities vie for big share.
The two sides signed a maritime security agreement after extensive talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Jugnauth.
'This country today is demonstrating to the world the true meaning of federalism, the true meaning of working in partnership between the central government and the state governments.'
India improved its rank on six out of the 10 parameters relating to starting and doing business in a country.
Srikanth Kondapalli on what to expect from the seventh BRICS summit meeting to be held in Russia in July.
The optimism in global markets could help India as the rebound in GDP is expected to continue and get more broad-based.
While office and mall properties enjoyed revival and saw some big PE deals, residential real estate was hit by double whammy - stagnating prices and demonetisation
'If India and China come together, 40 per cent of the world's people are going to be prosperous'
The BJP is banking on development. The opposition is raking up caste identities and the dangers of hyper nationalism.
The two countries have decided to expedite trade related issues and signed six pacts to take forward their strategic partnership. Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt, who is travelling with the prime minister on his visit to Indonesia, reports from Jakarta.
Projecting the mining operations as part of China's move to take over Arunachal Pradesh, the report said 'people familiar with the project say the mines are part of an ambitious plan by Beijing to reclaim South Tibet'.
During his visit, first by an Indian prime minister in 34 years, Modi will seek to enhance cooperation in energy and trade and reach out to investors to hardsell India as an attractive business destination.
The ecosystems of India and China today jostle against one another across Asia and much of the world.
Did Jayalalithaa, who was also in jail then, know about these transactions?
The sector faces many challenges and calls for prompt corrective action.
There would be a marginal 3% increase in freight rates.
'That is not a democratic ideal obviously, but it is a practical reality.' 'It is a consistent feature of politicians in Pakistan that their rhetoric on the army softens the closer they get to the seat of power.'
Governor Rajan can be more unambiguously pro-growth.
The bill now heads to the White House for President Donald Trump's approval.
Estimates suggest about $100 million has been poured into these companies and a lot more is still to come.
Petrol prices on Thursday crossed Rs 73 a litre mark, the highest level since the BJP government came to power in 2014, while diesel touched a record high of Rs 64.11 a litre.
India is in the midst of its biggest crisis since Independence. It is a national emergency and begs to be dealt with. Politics can wait. Lives need to be saved. We need to vaccinate India at a pace faster than any country in the world, asserts Ramesh Menon.
The allocation in the defence budget is inadequate to meet India's long-term threats, especially from China and Pakistan, says Gurmeet Kanwal.
Analysts say it is a case of over-promise and under-delivery.
Faced with sluggish economic growth and dwindling exports, China on Wednesday devalued its currency for the second consecutive day.
Anil Pahwa, Logan-Fetterhoof chair professor of electrical and computer engineering, Kansas State University, was last month named among the 13 Jefferson Science Fellows. The prestigious program is administered by the National Academies and supported through partnerships with the science, technology and engineering academic community, professional scientific societies, the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development.
