'India easily remains one among the more attractive large economies, with high growth and stable/improving macros, as a top investment destination.' 'We are looking pretty good.'
Sensex, Nifty end the day in red on unfavourable cues from global markets.
Sensex plunges 322.39 points to over 1-month closing low of 27,797.01; Nifty tumbles 97.55 points to 8,340.70.
It is time to forge a credible New Delhi-Srinagar axis, says Ajai Shukla.
The Obama administration sees India not only as a land of huge potential for expanded business and trade but also as a strategic partner in the face of an increasingly assertive China, whose leader visited Modi in India last week.
'It is my duty to give the govt the right price of crude oil.'
Why is the BJP playing 'competitive politics' where there is scope or room for none? The release of 5 Indian fishermen on death row in Sri Lanka was a victory for India's quiet diplomacy of long years in the matter -- and not for loud politics by parties in the country.
The decision to not attend the forum attended by 28 heads of state and 130 national delegations is a clear break from its usual policy of going along with the crowd.
The biggest disappointment was the compromise on the promised corporate tax reduction path.
Pep Guardiola says Manchester City are not yet ready to compete with Europe's elite but his side will be confident of opening their Champions League campaign with victory over Borussia Moenchengladbach on Tuesday.
'On the tax front, most of the Budget proposals are sensible'.
To make it possible to attract the best of our young people to join the armed forces, all university courses anywhere in India should include compulsory National Service for a total period of six months, says T Thomas
As for structural reform, there are signs if one looks hard enough.
Movement of rupee and crude oil prices will also dictate the trend
'If India and China come together, 40 per cent of the world's people are going to be prosperous'
The Left parties said they have come together to provide an option to the public to provide "people's rule" in the true sense.
Here is the full text of the joint statement issued by India and the US.
Rather than focussing on manufacturing, Indian companies need to concentrate on conceiving, designing and branding products.
US congressional leaders on trade and finance wrote to the US International Trade Commission calling for a second investigation into India's 'unfair' trade practices, detailing any changes under Modi.
New Delhi can strengthen its leverage by having better relations with the two than they have with each other.
All those peaceniks and bleeding-heart liberals spewing nonsense about 'uninterrupted and uninterruptible' dialogue with Pakistan should pause to ponder the futility of talking to someone who is unwilling and unready to resile an inch from its unacceptable and unreasonable stand, says Virendra Kapoor.
Sensex in green in afternoon trade.
The fiscal deficit for 2015-16 may eventually come down to the targeted level of 3.9 per cent of GDP.
'India should be more confident and let Pakistanis meet Hurriyat leaders. India's main concern is terrorism, and India should talk terrorism. If that means talking Kashmir, so be it. India can't answer terror with terror because we don't have terror factories. India can't answer terrorism with war because we both have nuclear weapons. That leaves talks as the only option,' says Shivam Vij.
'The Ganga must be kept above all divisive politics,' says Uma Bharti.
Modi govt must implement few policy measures which it announced in Budget 2015.
Many ministries couldn't use the allocated funds since it came into force, resulting in much-needed savings.
'After many rudderless years, India and Japan have prime ministers with a sense of purpose and direction,' says Brahma Chellaney.
It seems China is ready to cooperate with India in the central Asian region through the SCO framework, the reasons for which are manifold, says Sana Hashmi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on range of issues -- from Rafale deal to Ram temple and triple talaq.
Acid attacks are heinous crimes in nature, but they are more than just being gender biased.
What differentiates one person from another is how well they can effectively utilise their skill and knowledge.
'This is the first time that the Americans have agreed to refer to "cross-border terrorist attacks" in a joint statement.' 'No wonder Pakistan has called the joint statement "singularly unhelpful" and has blasted it, and its all-weather friend China has applauded Pakistan's frontline role in combating terrorism,' points out former foreign secretary Ambassador Kanwal Sibal.
Critics have even suggested that India is doing this because it is not prepared to take on the requirements of TFA, with a relatively weak trade infrastructure.
Realty plans hit roadblock; delay could hit modernisation
Customs and excise duty rates have been amended mainly to promote Make in India.
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.
While Sahara maintains it has already repaid more than 93 per cent of the outstanding dues directly to the concerned bondholders and the remaining amount was just about Rs 2,500 crore (Rs 25 billion), it deposited Rs 5,120 crore (Rs 51.2 billion) to Sebi in December 2012 towards the investor refunds as per Supreme Court orders.
Indian economy about to take-off
Concluding the three-part series, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta says that the black money law is likely to fail because of the ineptness of India's investigative and enforcement agencies.
