Youth Delegates Shame India, Harass Women in China
The visit was supposed to be an opportunity for 100 young Indians from different parts of the country to get a glimpse of China and project the soft power of an emerging, young India. Instead it turned out to be an embarrassment for the country and disturbing for many of the women delegates travelling in the group.
Pranab Mukherjee Elected India President
Mr Mukherjee, a veteran of the ruling Congress Party, was elected by members of the national and state parliaments.
India's Outlook Dubs Obama Underachiever after Time Cover
An Indian magazine has dubbed US President Barack Obama "the underachiever" on its latest cover, two weeks after US-based Time magazine did the same to India's prime minister.
Pranab Mukherjee Tipped to Win India Presidential Poll
The position is largely ceremonial, but the new president could play a decisive role in determining who forms the next government when national elections are held in 2014.
US Cautions Citizens against Overseas Travel, Including India
The United States has issued a fresh travel advisory on overseas travel to its citizens, including India which "continues to experience terrorist and insurgent activities."
India, China, Brazil Growing because of Economy not Army: US
Countries like India, China and Brazil are gaining influence at the global level due to their economic strength and not because of their armies, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has said.
Indian Fisherman’s Killing: Did US Navy Jump the Gun
The tragic incident off the coast of Dubai on Monday, in which an Indian fisherman was shot at and killed by US Navy personnel and three others were injured, is a perfect metaphor for the larger play of geopolitical forces in the troubled region.
Sonia's Poodle or Puppet? Or just Underachiever
UK's The Independent newspaper seems to be having a difficult time making up its mind about Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Indo-Pak Cricket: Why Does India Keep Giving When Pak Just Takes
Is India slowly replacing the United States in the dysfunctional relationship with Pakistan where it humours the spoilt child with rewards without demanding accountability for bad behaviour/
This US Town has a Cat as Mayor
The part-Manx cat clawed his way onto the political scene of Talkeetna, Alaska, through a write-in campaign shortly after he was born 15 years ago.
Why do Some Country Names have 'The'
According to several authoritative sources, such as the CIA World Factbook, the Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World and the US Department of State, only two countries, The Bahamas and The Gambia, should officially be referred to with the article.
India Critical of Barack Obama's Comments on Economy
India has criticised US President Barack Obama for saying that Delhi restricted foreign investment in "too many sectors".
It’s Sheer Lunacy to give Free Airtime to Pak Hate-mongers
To this day, Pakistani television channels provide an open platform for the most venomous anti-India hate-mongering and incitement of sectarian violence in a way that Indian television channels don’t do with respect to Pakistan.
What’s in the Kallenbach Papers?
The Indian government’s $1.1 million purchase of a trove of documents and mementos from the family of a close friend of Mohandas K. Gandhi has raised widespread speculation about their contents and the motive behind the purchase.
A Recent History of India Through Western Magazine Covers
Tracking the fickle attentions of the foreign media.
India Buys Gandhi Archive to Prevent its Auction
India has purchased a rich archive comprising thousands of letters and documents related to Mahatma Gandhi, including those on his controversial relationship with architect Hermann Kallenbach.
The Great Fall: Time Calls PM Underachiever
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who has long been lauded for his pivotal role in liberalising theIndian economy, has been dubbed as an underachiever.
How to Plug Mauritius Tax-dodge Hole – and Get Their islands too
India doesn’t really need the Agalega islands that Mauritius is offering: after all, we have the Lakshadweep islands. But securing them will provide us another strategic outpost in that part of the world.
Mauritius Offers India 2 Islands in Effort to Preserve Tax Treaty
Mauritius has offered a couple of sun-drenched islands to India as part of a trade and investment deal.
Indian Presidency Sheds Veneer of Neutrality
It may not be a very convincing hypothesis, but then, the intensity of this presidential campaign suggests that there is something very important at the heart of it all — and not just a big retirement house with a dome.
They Rest in Peace but not Their Words
Arjun autobiography hits out at Rao, steers clear of direct criticism of Nehru-Gandhi family
Celebrating Liars on Independence Day
Let's celebrate the liar Xavier Alvarez this Independence Day as one in a continuing line of outcasts -- anarchists, Communists, flag burners, racists, fringe religious and political fanatics -- to whom we owe an eternal debt of gratitude for keeping the embers of free speech alive.
Al Qaeda Plotting to Bomb US Plane
Al Qaeda is plotting a terrorist attack on a US airliner, Britain's Sunday Times newspaper reported, citing intelligence sources.
Trinidad's Indian-origin ex-PM Freed of Corruption
Basdeo Panday, Trinidad and Tobago's first Indian-origin prime minister, has been acquitted of charges of failing to declare his assets in a London bank.
India Seeks Larger Role in Stabilizing Afghanistan after NATO Drawdown
As the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan prepares for the pullout of combat troops by 2014, India cautiously positioned itself Thursday to expand its role in the country’s postwar stabilization by helping direct global business investment there.
Outsourcing Becomes Toxic in U.S. Presidential Campaign
Outsourcing has never been a popular term in the Western countries that lose jobs to emerging markets, but it has become positively toxic in the current United States presidential campaign.
Anti-Narendra Modi Posters Show him with Bollywood Villainesses
The Gujarat chief minister is lampooned - his face has been morphed with that of a woman, and is shown alongside Bollywood actors Shashikala and Lalita Pawar, whose careers were built on their vicious depictions of angry and conniving spoilers, determined to drive a wedge between the ingenue lead and her love interest.
Pakistan Blunder on Sarabjit, Surjeet: Mistake or Mischief
There was a cruel twist of fate for Indian prisoner in Pakistan Sarabjit Singh and his family. Hours after announcing that he would be released, Islamabad has confirmed that it's not him
Who Governs the High Seas?
The civilian trial of the Italian marines is affecting India’s reputation as an upholder of international law
India Unveils Steps to Boost Rupee
India has announced a number of measures to prop up the rupee, which has been falling against the US dollar.
Narendra Modi’s Biggest Problem: His Hindutva Buddies
The greater hazard to his prime ministerial prospects, however, may lie in his uneasy relationship with fellow Hindutva mates, the RSS and Shiv Sena — each of whom poses a different kind of peril.
US Backs India on Punishing 26/11 Mumbai Attacks Plotters
Welcoming the arrest of Abu Jundal, a key planner of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, the United States has vowed to continue to support India's efforts to bring its perpetrators to justice.
Obama Plays Cheap, Casts Romney as Outsourcing Villain
It is election season and President Barack Obama is casting his Republican rival Mitt Romney as an “outsourcing pioneer” — and not in a good way.
Obama Attacks Romney For Outsourcing Jobs to India
“We do not need an outsourcing pioneer in the Oval Office. We need a president who is going to fight for American jobs.”
US Seeks Greater State and City Engagement with India
"There is perhaps no country in the world with whom we have travelled faster and farther than India over the last ten years,"
French Diplomat Case: Why the Indian Family Covers up Child Sex Abuse
According to Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, which is pursuing Suja Jones’ case, it was a long struggle with denial, conflict, confusion before Suja finally resolved to take strong and decisive action against her husband.
Fire Guts Maharashtra State Government Building
Three floors of the headquarters of the Maharashtra state government building in the Indian city of Mumbai have been gutted in a massive fire.
India Wins at the Earth Summit in Rio
A big thumbs up for India at the Earth Summit as 190 nations agreed to India's proposal for a firewall between responsibilities of developing and developed countries.
French Diplomat Rape Case: When it all Began
With French national Pascal Mazurier remanded to judicial custody for the next 14 days, the next priority will be to secure the financial security for his wife Suja Jones, said Nina Nayak, chairperson Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights.
Fitch Downgrades India's Outlook to Negative
Ratings agency Fitch has cut its outlook for the Indian economy to negative, saying the country's growth faces "heightened risks".
India Announces $10 Billion for Debt-wracked Eurozone
India today announced a $10 billion contribution to the IMF's additional $430 billion financial firewall.
Talented Young Illegal Immigrants can Stay in US: Obama
"This is not amnesty. This is not immunity. This is not a path to citizenship. It's not a permanent fix," Obama said answering his critics. "This is a temporary stopgap measure."
Politicking Began With India’s Very First President
The ability to install a president is also a mark of political prowess, and where there has been the potential for a power game, there has been politicking – even as far back as the election of India’s first president, Rajendra Prasad.
In An Affair of the Heart with US, India has an Independent Mind
Any questions whether New Delhi would serve as a US stooge and become a patsy following the American strategic embrace disappeared in vapor trails as India's foreign minister flew out of Washington DC on Thursday.
Looking for Birsa Munda-112 years After his Death
He is 'bhagwan' (god) to his people. But the jail cell in Ranchi where young tribal revolutionary Birsa Munda, who rose up against British rule, breathed his last on June 9, 1900 is no shrine.
India Seeks Further Access to Headley, Rana
India yesterday sought further access to LeT operative David Headley and his accomplice Tahawwur Rana currently in US jail, with External Affairs Minister SM Krishna asking Washington to help bring to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
Twist in Presidential Race
The Trinamool Congress and the Samjawadi Party pulled a surprise and shocked many on Wednesday by naming the Prime Minister among one of their chosen Presidential candidates.
Obama Nominates Indian-American to Second Highest Court in US
US President Barack Obama on Monday nominated India-born legal luminary Srikanth Srinivasan to the Federal Court of Appeals, the highest ever judicial appointment of an Indian-American in the U.S.
Gandhi-Kallenbach Letters to go on Sale
In one of the most significant auctions of Gandhi memorabilia, Sotheby's London is going put thousands of letters , papers and photographs which shed light on the life of the Mahatma under the hammer on July 10.
Don’t Count India Out Just Yet
The temptation to pronounce the end of [the] India growth story amounts to jumping to conclusions based on inconclusive data and [a] changing situation.
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