'There is a storm of unrest brewing as a younger, more educated and independent India grows up. The government needs to realise that force may give them temporary respite but force never is the answer,' says filmmaker Suparn Verma.
The move seen as recognition of India's growing prominence as a technology and research provider.
The high point of the President's visit was the signing of three important agreements in natural gas, satellite-based remote sensing and promotion of Buddhist studies.
The US considers Indian a critical financial centre.
"I congratulate the people of Kochi on the proud moment," the PM said.
His view will be shaped by his perception of US world interests and India's economic performance relative to China.
Jaitley began his 10-day visit to the US on Wednesday.
Alibaba in talks to invest up to $700 million in Snapdeal
Russia is currently building 2000MWe Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu, which is scheduled to be commissioned in 2007.
Close on the heels of expanding its operations, Microsoft India has now set its eyes on penetrating the consumer market in the country.
Chirac said that such a move will allow companies like Areva SA to supply nuclear plants to meet India's growing energy needs.
Conflict of interest between US President Barack Obama's pitch for Make in America and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make in India may arise but a 'win-win' situation can be fashioned if manufacturers on both sides embed themselves in each other's supply chains, according to Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra.
'The Indian leadership is behaving as if the Americans are going to be more reliable than the Iranians,' says nuclear expert Dr Arjun \nMakhijiani.
Modi assured US investors that in the next six months, he would implement all the things necessary for ease of business in the country.
Leading private sector bank ICICI Bank has opened an office in South African city of Johannesburg with an aim to capitalise on India's growing ties with African countries.
A Q-Max LNG vessel, the largest LNG carrier in its class, with a capacity of about 261,000 cubic meters, was received at Petronet LNG Ltd's Dahej import terminal in Gujarat on Tuesday.
Cong leaders speak in two voices but final stand may be decided at a meeting headed by Rahul Gandhi next week
Inclusive growth is about enabling wider participation in the growth story, but the current if fiscal debate is about how to compensate losers using annual Budgets, says Rathin Roy.
Trade between Australia and India stands at around $15 billion a year, or just a tenth of that between Australia and China.
Despite the headwinds both on the domestic and global fronts, Ramesh S Damani, member, BSE and a prominent investor, says India will weather a global trade war better than a lot of other Asian countries.
Overall, with an above world average traffic growth rate of 5.5 per cent, Asia-Pacific will account for 36 per cent of all new passenger aircraft demand
The National Association of Manufacturers is launching digital and print advertisements in New York and Washington, in major publications like POLITICO, Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Financial Times, Roll Call and The Hill.
Strong demand from the government, banking and technology sectors saw shipment of personal computers in India grow at an impressive 29 per cent year-on-year in 2004-05 to touch 3.6 million units, according to IDC.
Aiming to tap India's growing business process outsourcing market, global HR services firm Manpower has launched an ITeS division to provide customised HR services to the ITeS industry in the country.
The Indian community in Australia and the Pacific will get an opportunity to contribute between India and countries in the region at the 7th Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention in Sydney, a top Indian diplomat has said.
'Even if organised retail takes 10 percent of the market, it is around Rs 50,000 crores!' says RPG Retail CEO Raghu Pillai.
Jaitley said among various reforms labour laws will remain a challenge.
Hailing India for keeping "neutral stand" over the South China Sea issue despite pressure from the US and Japan, state-run Chinese media on Wednesday said there are some contradictions and frictions between the two nations but the overall bilateral relations have been developing smoothly.
The World Bank on Thursday warned that India's growing public debt was squeezing out investment, making it difficult to achieve the targeted annual eight per cent economic growth.\n\n\n\n
Rangarajan said that growth has many dimensions to it.
Buoyed by 8.4 per cent growth in the second quarter, Finance Minister Jaswant Singh said on Friday that growth of India's gross domestic product would be even better in the subsequent quarters
This would be a 10-fold jump from $10-12 bn raised a year from Indian markets over past 2-3 years
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