Gandhi Called Him 'Father Of The Nation'

On his 200th birth anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra/Rediff traces the life, thought, and legacy of Dadabhai Naoroji, the Grand Old Man of India. IMAGE: Dadabhai Naoroji. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons......

South Asia: It Is Climate Change, Stupid

India should encourage the second coming of SAARC with climate change as an urgent agenda and keeping Indian security concerns in mind as the subtext, suggest Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd)......

Pak under Sharif: 'Expect boost in ties with India'

Pakistan may improve its ties with India and fine-tune its anti-terror strategy under the new government headed by Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Nawaz Sharif, Chinese analysts have said. Under......

China renames 30 more places in Arunachal Pradesh

China has released a fourth list of 30 new names of various places in Arunachal Pradesh amid Beijing's stepped-up assertions in recent weeks to re-emphasise its claim over the Indian state. India......

Ex-RBI Governor to join Singapore B-school as visiting fellow

Students of Singapore’s premier business school will soon learn about India’s monetary policy and central banking straight from the horse’s mouth. National University of Singapore......

Connaught Place world's 7th most expensive office market

IMAGE: Connaught Place. Photograph: Reuters   Asia continued to dominate the list of the world’s most expensive office locations, accounting for seven of the top 10 markets. With......

Why environmentalists are worried about rubber plantations in Northeast

These plantations are not only eating into the land occupied by the region’s native forests, they could also disturb the ground water reserve and soil quality, says Ankur Paliwal. Rubber......

Force China to open its markets for Indian goods

India needs to adopt a more proactive policy of triggering exports to China, notes China expert Srikanth Kondapalli. IMAGE: China's currency was devalued recently by nearly 4 per cent. Photograph:......