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India's strategic moments in US-China Tug-of-War

About half of Chinese imports to the US have an additional 10% duty, while China has, so far, retaliated with tariffs on...

21 Oct 2018 4:07 AM IST

The Indian Ocean is gaining recognition as the key to peace in the Asian Century.

India must evolve better relations with democratic states

China has been rapidly expanding its maritime capability beyond its immediate neighbourhood to project power into the...

21 Oct 2018 3:55 AM IST

The S-400 is very versatile. It has four different missiles, the very long range 40 N6 (400 km) series, which is ready for deployment.

Just not defence, new improved S-400s can hit back

President Trump's comment that India will find out about the US reaction to the purchase

14 Oct 2018 1:29 AM IST

The Armys needs have to be addressed, irrespective of whether it is the weapons or bullet-proof jackets or the infrastructure required to support officers and soldiers.

Meet army's needs first, increase fleet strength'

The IAF had long ago sought enhancement of its fleet to 126 fighters.

14 Oct 2018 1:28 AM IST

The report The Manifold Travails of the Indian Air Force argues that Indian air dominance is vital for deterrence and stability in Southern Asia, and for preserving the strategic balance in the Indo Pacific region.

In India's defence

The first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant is scheduled to roll out of the Kochi shipyard only by 2021-23, almost...

14 Oct 2018 1:26 AM IST

The elevated growth is abetting large-scale workers migration from farm to factories boosting innovation, value addition and employment.

Future of jobs

Scaling up skill-sets of over 300 million workers and training 100 million new hands to keep up with technological...

9 Oct 2018 6:27 AM IST

Out of the 30,000-odd J&K youth, who were trained under its Udaan scheme, more than 18,000 have received job offers from prestigious corporate houses. (Representational image)

India's employment conundrum

Increased subscription base of Employees Provident Fund Office (EPFO) has been used to substantiate the claim of a...

9 Oct 2018 6:16 AM IST

The situation calls for policy change to induce a faster alternate energy development programmes in the techno-economic paradigm, and quicker switchover to local renewable energy sources including EVs nationwide.

Hurry! Line up fossil fuel alternatives

For India Biomass-based energy generation has to be the major focus area of renewable energy programme.

30 Sept 2018 5:49 AM IST

The consequences of all this will be unpleasant and will require very deft economic management.

Surging prices and effect on the economy

Put India above elections, don't reduce taxes on petrol and diesel, allow prices to be market determined.

30 Sept 2018 5:43 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan

More to Pak rebuff than meets the eye

Three key BJP-run states that have had an indifferent track record in governance are heading for polls, and 2019 is...

23 Sept 2018 2:24 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan

How not to conduct foreign policy!

The Indo-Pakistan gridlock holds the destiny of two billion people to ransom in South Asia.

23 Sept 2018 2:21 AM IST

A lynching is a crude way of telling a section of the population that the law cannot protect them.

Mob lynching under the aegis of law

The inept law enforcement or the lack of trust in the law of the land motivates vigilantes.

16 Sept 2018 12:16 AM IST