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Narendra Modi-Xi Jinping ‘informal summit’ in Chennai from October 11
Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in Chennai on October 11 for the second “informal summit” with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
India’s data localisation plans hang in the balance
India to join RCEP e-commerce talks.
Maintaining the India-China stride length
Wuhan was meant to stabilise India-China ties at a time of major global changes; the basic understanding must continue
In Kashmir, opening a Pandora’s Box
The protests triggered by Imran Khan’s UN speech show that the current quietude is deceptive
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Slowdown effects more pronounced in India: IMF
International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva warns of slower growth for 90% of the world this year
Ten years after ‘suicide’ mission, NASA thirsts for lunar water
A decade after NASA sent a rocket crashing into the moon’s South Pole, spewing a plume of debris that revealed vast reserves of ice beneath the barren lunar surface, the space agency is racing to pick up where its little-remembered project left off.
India slips 10 places to 68th on global competitiveness index
India has moved down 10 places to rank 68th on the annual global competitiveness index.
While indexation of the NREGA wages is critical, lifting them to the minimum wage would help workers and the economy
