News for 'South-East Asia'

Mumbai world's 11th best bed-n-breakfast value destination

Mumbai world's 11th best bed-n-breakfast value destination

Rediff.com23 Oct 2015

As per TripIndex Breakfast 2015, a TripAdvisor cost comparison study, Mumbai ranks 11th among the best value destinations for an overnight stay with breakfast costing Rs 9,343.92.

What India should learn from the Manipur ambush

What India should learn from the Manipur ambush

Rediff.com9 Jun 2015

Manipur needs an integrated politico, military, socio-economic approach, says Sanjeev Nayyar.

'Mera Naam Tera Naam, Vietnam-Vietnam!'

'Mera Naam Tera Naam, Vietnam-Vietnam!'

Rediff.com23 Apr 2015

'America's withdrawal from Vietnam was an inspiring moment for all of us. We believed that it was a glorious victory of ideology and spirit and as historic as the defeat of the Nazis exactly 30 years ago,' remembers Kumar Ketkar 40 years after the end of the Vietnam War.

Can IS make its presence felt in India?

Can IS make its presence felt in India?

Rediff.com20 Dec 2016

The next big destination for IS in South Asia could be India. In India, the SIMI-IM network can provide the logistics for an IS staging area, says Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd).

The danger signal from the Muzaffarnagar riots

The danger signal from the Muzaffarnagar riots

Rediff.com19 Sep 2013

It is rare for communal riots to spread to rural areas. The UP riot is the first time after the September 1969 Gujarat riots that a rural area have been affected. Electoral politics which divide society in majority/minority, going on since the early 1990s, is a major contributing factor to this heightened tension between communities, says Colonel (retd) Anil Athale in the first of a two part series.

Origami in high heels

Origami in high heels

Rediff.com20 Apr 2016

Designer Runa Ray, whose edgy line inspired by an ancient discipline made it to the February New York Fashion Week, discussed the showing with Tista Sengupta/Rediff.com

In tiny Brunei, India makes inroads into ASEAN

In tiny Brunei, India makes inroads into ASEAN

Rediff.com9 Oct 2013

India wants more business and closer engagement with ASEAN even as China's influence spreads in the region. Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt, who is travelling with the prime minister on his visit to Brunei, reports from Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of the tiny oil-rich country.

What Modi can expect from Trump

What Modi can expect from Trump

Rediff.com27 Feb 2017

'Trump's stated strong stance against Islamist extremism and terrorism could play into the Indo-US relationship.' 'It could mould US attitude and exert pressure on Pakistan.' 'In the event of US military presence in Afghanistan increasing, however, Pakistan could gain an opportunity to again emphasise its importance.'

How India's young innovators do well by doing good

How India's young innovators do well by doing good

Rediff.com25 May 2018

'Let me talk about young Indian startups with their hearts in the right place and how they are proving that innovations that represent 'affordable excellence' -- breaking the myth that 'affordability' and 'excellence' cannot go together -- is indeed possible!' says Dr R A Mashelkar, the eminent scientist, in this fascinating feature.

Why Vietnam is an important ally for India

Why Vietnam is an important ally for India

Rediff.com2 Dec 2014

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

10 things Prime Minister Modi told the UN

10 things Prime Minister Modi told the UN

Rediff.com28 Sep 2014

10 takeaways from the prime minister's UN speech.

Will SpiceJet live to fight another day?

Will SpiceJet live to fight another day?

Rediff.com14 May 2015

The airline re-built the flight schedule and refunded passengers.

Want to be Valentino Rossi? Make your dream come true

Want to be Valentino Rossi? Make your dream come true

Rediff.com25 Apr 2015

The California Superbike School, which has trained many MotoGP and WSBK champions in various countries, will train Indian riders now.

Remote areas in Nepal devastated; India offers all help

Remote areas in Nepal devastated; India offers all help

Rediff.com1 May 2015

Nepal's remote mountainous areas have suffered "almost total devastation" from a powerful quake that claimed over 6,300 lives, aid agencies warned even as relief slowly began to reach far-flung regions amid fresh aftershocks that kept people on edge.

AI's first Dreamliner commercial flight arrives in Australia

AI's first Dreamliner commercial flight arrives in Australia

Rediff.com30 Aug 2013

Media reports said that Air India's Flight AI-312 landed at Sydney Airport at 8.29 am (local time) few minutes behind its schedule and then to Melbourne early afternoon at 11.59 am.

50 years later, will Moore's Law last?

50 years later, will Moore's Law last?

Rediff.com24 Apr 2015

While chips have become ubiquitous, Moore's Law has remained a self-fulfilling prophecy even half a century later. Not bad for an industry where the time scale is not measured in decades and centuries, but in annual quarters, says Shivanand Kanavi.

Budget unveils initiatives to boost growth, empower India

Budget unveils initiatives to boost growth, empower India

Rediff.com28 Feb 2015

NDA government has shunned populism.

'Rainfall is one of the hardest things to predict'

'Rainfall is one of the hardest things to predict'

Rediff.com16 Jul 2018

'Temperature and wind can be predicted more easily than rainfall.' 'Rainfall, as common experience suggests, is very spotty.' 'The last bit of physics required that tells us whether it is going to rain or not is very hard.' Professor Roddam Narasimha, the eminent scientist, explains the monsoon, climate change and global warming, in a fascinating conversation with Shivanand Kanavi.

Netaji's grandnephew: 'Hard to reconcile Nehru with spying against our family'

Netaji's grandnephew: 'Hard to reconcile Nehru with spying against our family'

Rediff.com20 Apr 2015

'The evidence about a plane crash that killed Netaji as stated in the Shahnawaz Committee report, is quite strong.' 'None of the files that I read bear any evidence that it was Nehru who ordered this kind of intrusive surveillance.' 'The government's excuse that declassifying some files may affect India's relations with friendly foreign countries is not a credible one.' Subhas Chandra Bose's grand-nephew and Trinamool Congress MP Sugata Bose on reports that his family was under surveillance for 20 years and the rumours over Nataji's death.

Donald Trump is a blank sheet of paper

Donald Trump is a blank sheet of paper

Rediff.com12 Dec 2016

'You can ascribe any ideology to him, and it will be equally right - or equally wrong.' 'Even though the comrades on the Left will never admit it, he seems as much Stalinist as capitalist.'

Living in nuclear la-la land

Living in nuclear la-la land

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

Indian policymakers must incorporate in their nuclear doctrine a realistic response to tactical nuclear warheads, says Ajai Shukla.

The business of Indian diplomacy is business

The business of Indian diplomacy is business

Rediff.com14 Jun 2016

Making it easier to do business is a key element of our strategy, says Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar.

The MP who gave the best speech on the JNU row

The MP who gave the best speech on the JNU row

Rediff.com5 Mar 2016

'It is extremely important to take back the domain of both religion from the religious bigots and nationalism from the chauvinists, who are spreading hatred.' Sugata Bose, the Harvard historian-turned-MP, who is Netaji's great-nephew, tells Anjali Puri why it is imperative to speak up for India's students.

'Terrorism is something you have to deal with. But that is a political call'

'Terrorism is something you have to deal with. But that is a political call'

Rediff.com10 Aug 2015

'If you say I won't talk to them at all, does terrorism stop?' 'Even if they say they will give up terrorism, "I will fight terrorism along with you," but even then you say I still won't talk to you until you do the following things, then that is a political call.'

PM's full I-Day speech: We have envisioned a prosperous India

PM's full I-Day speech: We have envisioned a prosperous India

Rediff.com15 Aug 2013

We present Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's full speech as he addressed the country on the occasion of 66th Independence Day, from Red Fort, Delhi.

From America to work for rural India

From America to work for rural India

Rediff.com12 May 2015

Two Americans, Diana Jue and Jackie Stenson, are living their dreams in India's rural heartlands...

Full text: What Modi, Obama agreed on

Full text: What Modi, Obama agreed on

Rediff.com25 Jan 2015

This is the joint statement issued by the ministry of external affairs on the visit of US President Barack Obama to India.

PM on Modi: I take my opponents very seriously

PM on Modi: I take my opponents very seriously

Rediff.com6 Dec 2013

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday disagreed with those in the Congress who were dismissive of the challenge posed by Narendra Modi but asserted that the party would approach the 2014 Lok Sabha polls with self-confidence, irrespective of the results of the just concluded elections in five states.

« Prev  |