Saudi-Indian bromance: What next?

'We began foolishly bragging about Saudi-Emirati investment plans as indicative of the sheikhs 'distancing' from Pakistan, including on Kashmir,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Prime......

Modi-Xi throw Afghanistan a railway life line, but is it ready?

Beyond the barbed wire and watchtowers lies a story that casts more than a little doubt on whether this dream will ever be realised. Praveen Swami reports.  IMAGE: Equipment and machines......

'If we make proper choices, we'll be a great nation'

'If not, we can become frighteningly chaotic, more chaotic than what we are today.''In today's environment in the country, we still have a window of opportunity.' Dr Baldev Raj, director of the......

In the middle of Ramzan, Modi to visit 5 Islamic nations

It's a packed 5-nation, 9-day, visit for Prime Minister Modi as he heads to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan, apart from Ufa in Russia. This visit may be short on......

Bangladesh inches closer to joining TAPI project

The Asian Development Bank has asked the Economic Relations Division of Bangladesh's finance ministry to submit a formal request for inclusion into the Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India......

India, China trade: Still miles to go

Shorn of the euphoria and the wishful-thinking usual on such occasions, the net results of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to India could be categorised under three heads -- positive, hopefully......

China plans tariff on select India goods

China will honour its Free Trade Area agreements with its trading partners, levy negotiated tariffs on some Indian goods and will also offer special preferential tariff rates to about 30 least......