'India placed the order, primarily due to the IAF's 'critical operational necessity'.' 'The complexity of the IAF's requirements delayed the process for months.' 'It is these requirements which cannot be made public.' 'Can you image Indian politicians publicly discussing the pros and the cons of such military equipment?' 'It would provide India's enemies with indications about the IAF's tactical plans in case of a conflict.' 'It is crucial that they should remain secret to protect India's defence preparedness,' explains Claude Arpi.
'Growth is predicated on the misery of large sections of people.' 'Maybe Hindutva will be used to suppress any such unrest.'
But it scores high on firm dynamics - which is partly accidental, as it benefits from high labour turnover.
Know what terms like anti-profiteering, CGST, SGST, IGST means in the new regime
The unfortunate thing is that the film will leave a poor impression of the IAF's and indeed of the armed forces's ability to handle sensitive social matters within their professional space, observes Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).
Investors were stuck in old schemes though they were suspended because of tax implications.
While using the family to save tax is legal and smart, ensure you use the ones where clubbing income laws isn't a concern, advises Bindisha Sarang.
Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to the angst of the professions.
Rahul attacked Modi and BJP, alleging that 'politics of divide and polarisation is radicalising people in India'.
It has been the preferred visa for Indian IT companies and has helped them keep costs down and gain a margin advantage over multinational players by sending engineers to the US.
RIL has faced protests from local authorities, activists and residents across India campaigning against masts and roadworks.
Ambassador T P Sreenivasan bids adieu to an unusual human being who passed away into ages on Saturday.
Anand Chandrasekharan, CTO of Mad Street Den tells Shobha Warrier of Rediff.com that he wants to make his company the one-stop artificial intelligence company in the world.
The IAF can fire Brahmos missiles from several hundred kilometres away. The BrahMos flies supersonic, at speeds up to Mach 2.5, giving the enemy little time to react
'Rafale is much more advanced and lethal than the current fighter aircraft available with China. The timing of the arrival of the jets is perfect'
One solution to India's challenges of education, employment, employability lies in state governments adopting apprenticeships on a large scale.
India, being the world's largest democracy, is likely to play an important role in such a summit. Biden defeated incumbent President Donald Trump in the bitterly-fought presidential election that attracted a record number of Americans to cast their votes.
It would be foolish for Pakistan to assume that India would not act no matter what the provocation is, just because it is militarily more powerful than Myanmar and is armed with nuclear weapons, says Anand Kumar.
The Taliban knows that Washington holds the key, points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
He said RSS men were planted in each ministry.
Furthering Indo-US cooperation on terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama on Tuesday agreed to make "joint and concerted efforts" to dismantle safe havens for terror and criminal networks like Lashkar-e-Tayib, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Dawood-company, Al Qaeda and the Haqqani network.
The government of India holds 24.5 per cent stake in GSTN while states together hold another 24.5 per cent
Famous and long believed to be trusted Indian brands have wilted against foreign brands, says Mohan Guruswamy.
Rohingyas settled in Jammu tells how they are facing a battle for survival
A better system of operating central and state PSEs, and indeed all commercial activities of the government, would require eliminating the current system that oversees them.
During his college days, Hardeep Puri was a student leader who was active in the JP movement.
In the world's biggest-ever financial services takeover, the United Kingdom's third largest bank Barclays will buy out Dutch rival ABN Amro Holding for $91 billion (Euro 67 billion), creating the world's fifth largest bank.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar discusses five issues pivotal for the success of Digital India
It was never the quality of the CV that defined an incumbent's performance or legacy.
An alumnus of St Stephen's College, Delhi, his professional career began in the early 1990s. He completed a Master's degree in international affairs from Columbia University during 1996-98. And an MBA from Northeastern University, Boston.
'If there is one certainty in this visit, it is that Trump does not follow a script. He is unpredictable,' highlights Ambassador B S Prakash.
The foundations of the army's own peculiar secularism are potentially being destabilised
A bandh called by the YSR Congress, Telugu Desam Party and other anti-Telangana political parties is being observed in Seemandhra region of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday to protest against the passage of the AP Reorganisation Bill-2013 in the Lok Sabha.
'The news about the new virus strain in the UK provided them with an opportunity to take money off the table.'
Inviting private sector in Indian Railways is a good idea.
'I think investors see a lot of positives happening in India now.'
In the Anti Money Laundering (AML) Basel Index 2013 India has been ranked 93rd and 70th in 2012 and 2013 respectively out of 140 countries.
'Having dealt with security and insurgency for 15 years, I am fully convinced that the steps taken by the government in regard to J&K and the measures in force there are essential,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
India and the US inked a tax information sharing agreement under FATCA which will enable automatic exchange of financial information.
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