'India must have its place in the sun'

'China seems more intent on creating a new world order rather than shaping the existing one.''India is of course, at this moment in time, aligned with the West-led order because of China's......

Rice Economy Faces Turmoil as El Nino Turns Up Heat

In the coming months, globally as well as in India, rice might remain a hot potato. IMAGE: Women plant rice saplings in a paddy field in Assam. Photograph: Anuwar Hazarika/Reuters A fortnight or......

At ASEAN, Modi presents 12-point proposal to bolster cooperation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday presented a 12-point proposal to expand cooperation between India and 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations in a range of areas such as......

'Should we welcome Chinese premier at G20?'

'The real issue between India and China is that the Chinese have transgressed along the Line of Actual Control at multiple points.' IMAGE: Xi Jinping, right, will abstain from a G20 summit for the......

Has India's 'Bad Bank' Worked Or Not?

The target was for banks to sell Rs 2 trillion worth of non-performing assets to NARCL, the so-called 'bad bank', by 2021-2022.Only 10 per cent of this has been executed. Illustration: Dominic......

Can Rupee Dethrone The Dollar?

Those who consider the rupee as a proxy for virility have started thumping their chests and dreaming of dethroning the dollar from its coveted position, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration:......

Govt to procure 200K-tonne onions amid farmer protest

Barely days after imposing a 40 per cent export tax on onions to cool down soaring prices, which, in turn, triggered widespread protests across the main growing belts, the Centre on Tuesday sought......

India Needs Foxconn And Vice Versa

Clearly, Foxconn Chairman Young Liu and his team are looking to raise their game in India. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi meets Foxconn Chairman Young Liu in Gandhinagar, July 28, 2023.......

Asian Games: India's archers on fire, enter quarters in all six team events

IMAGE: The Indian archers played five team elimination rounds and dropped just one set on the way to their respective quarter-final matches. Photograph: Team India/X Indian archers showed tenacity......

Asian Games: Shuttlers Srikanth, Satwik-Chirag march ahead

IMAGE: Kdambi Srikanth took just 29 minutes to win his opening round badminton men's singles match at the Asian Games on Monday. Photograph: Kind courtesy BAI/X India's Kidambi Srikanth progressed......

Asian Games 2023: Medals Table

IMAGE: Aryanpal Singh Ghuman, Anandkumar Velkumar, Siddhant Kamble and Vikram Ingale won the bronze in the men's team relay skating event at the Asian Games. Photograph: SAI Media/X   Medals......

India's women's hockey team grabs dramatic draw vs S Korea

The Indian women's hockey team was held to a 1-1 draw by South Korea but the Savita Punia-led unbeaten side still continued to lead its pool in the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday Navneet Kaur......

Asian Games: India men down Pakistan to win squash GOLD

IMAGE: Abhay Singh celebrates after beating Pakistan's Noor Zaman to guide India to the gold medal in the men's squash team event. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Abhay Singh won the battle of......