At G20, Modi bats for open satellite data access

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday proposed a G20 initiative aimed at enhancing clean energy transitions by boosting recycling, easing supply chain pressures and advancing joint research on......

Turbulence In Tokyo: What It Means For India

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's sudden resignation after only a year in office has thrown Japan into political turmoil, raising doubts about how the country will handle economic and regional......

Putin, Kim, Erdogan to attend China's V-Day parade

Twenty-six foreign leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, will attend China's military parade to commemorate its victory against "Japanese......

India-Japan Trade: The Abe Effect

During Abe's tenure, Japan had announced support for a number of major projects.These included the bullet train project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, besides allocations for a freight corridor......

Japan to provide loans for 7 projects

India and Japan on Monday signed seven agreements under which the East Asian economic giant would provide loans worth a total of Rs 8,632 crore (Rs 86.32 billion) for various projects, including......

IMF lowers India's growth projection to 6.2% for FY26

The Indian economy is projected to grow at 6.2 per cent in 2025-26, slower than earlier estimated rate of 6.5 per cent, due to escalated trade tensions and global uncertainty, the International......

Japan poised to win India's bullet train deal

Japan will offer more than $8.11 billion in loans to construct India's high speed rail network. Image: Construction of the high-speed railway link will start from 2017. Photograph: Reuters  ......

Japan may pip China in high-speed rail race

A bullet train. Photograph: Kind Courtesy, Wikimedia Commons Superior technology and their experience in safety and signalling give Japanese firms an edge over the Chinese, who might have pitched......

Tokyo Olympics: All domestic sponsors agree to new contracts

IMAGE: Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), meets with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters Tokyo 2020 organisers said on Thursday that......

Sports Shorts: China's Chen claims maiden TT World Cup title

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Tingshu Wang/Reuters Team owners and the NBA players' association have agreed on a shortened season to allow players from the world's best league to compete in next......

North Korea will take part in next two Olympics: IOC

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said North Korea will participate in the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo and the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing. IMAGE: IOC president Thomas Bach,......