'Affirmative action needed for Sab ka Saath, Sab ka Vikaas'

‘The default by the State or its agents in terms of deprivation, exclusion and discrimination (including failure to provide security) is to be corrected by the State; this needs to be done at......

Indo-US joint statement hails partnership

Joint Statement of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and President Barack Obama November 08, 2010 Reaffirming their nations' shared values and increasing convergence of interests, Prime Minister......

Five reasons for China's nuclear nonchalance

China's reported move to construct two more nuclear power plants in Pakistan was expected to be discussed at the 46-member Nuclear Supplies Group's five-day meeting at Christchurch, New Zealand......

'India is a worthy target for global jihadis'

Boaz Ganor established the International Institute for Counter Terrorism, located at Herzliya, just north of Tel Aviv, 13 years ago in a pre-9/11 era when studying terrorism was a unique......

Bankers back on the front foot

After being on the defensive for the last two years, global bankers are making their presence felt in Davos. The tone was set this morning by JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive James Dimon who......

US is losing global cyberwar

The US faces a cybersecurity threat of such magnitude that the next President should move quickly to create a Center for Cybersecurity Operations and appoint a special White House advisor to......

7,000 more jobs to go in US, Europe

Layoffs are turning out to be the flavour of the week, with European auto makers Peugeot, Citroen and Rolls Royce, British pharma giant AstraZeneca and American defence equipment manufacturer......

He may have an answer to energy problems

Jim Gordon has a vision. It moves him so much that he abandoned his chair about an hour ago and paces the corridors and rooms of his Boston offices. He stops at a map of Cape Cod and taps his......

What it's like to have the second-most important job in India?

'Of the 32 captains who have led India in Test cricket, only four have been pure bowlers -- Ghulam Ahmed, Venkatraghavan, Bishan Bedi and myself.' 'The captain must lead with only one idea in mind......