Europeans believe that what is under attack is their way of life, their secular faith, the long-fought right to keep religion out of the public sphere, observes Virendra Kapoor.
'By annoying the Arabs and cozying up to Iran, Pakistan may end up losing Arab economic support, annoying the Americans and increase Shia-Sunni tensions domestically,' Colonel Anil A Athale (retd) points out.
India-Vietnam relationship has its own imperatives and dynamism. In India's look east policy Vietnam has been the major pivot, at least in terms of security and strategic imperatives, says Rup Narayan Das.
Pradhan said a team of officials of state-run Indian Oil Corporation had visited Vietnam and explored some business ventures
China's intended role for AIIB is not so different from the existing Western lenders like the World Bank.
In a tweet, Modi said India is 'delighted to welcome' the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.
A weaker rupee might stimulate Indian exports and nullify some of the effects of Chinese devaluation.
The largest component in computing CAD is trade deficit. India's trade deficit widened to $13.35 billion in October as exports contracted 5.04 per cent and gold imports surged
In all, 61 companies have been pre-qualified to bid for 11 shallow water and 19 deepwater blocks in an international tender, according to Myanmar's Energy Ministry.
The steep decline in commodity prices has reversed.
India has already pipped Japan as the world's third-largest oil consumer.
Vietnam is a key player in India's act east policy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. From India's perspective, a strategic partnership with Vietnam will only deepen political, economic, and security ties and be a bulwark against China, say Melissa S Hersh and Dr Ajey Lele
RBI must balance the need for improving domestic bank credit demand and respond to lower inflation.
An analysis of year-wise movements of average global crude oil prices versus India's GDP reveals no inverse correlation, contrary to wide belief.
RIL, HDFC twins, M&M, Infosys among the top losers for the day.
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' stock market queries. Ajit will offer his unbiased views on a weekly basis
Budget was a mild disappointment. Yet, the bull run continues.
Gold has pushed lower as a result of Chinese selling.
In 2015, India chemicals industry had a market size of $144 billion.
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