FDI boost to revamp India’s railways
In an important policy move that could be a game-changer in modernizing and bolstering the rail infrastructure, the Indian government has hinted at permitting 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in …
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Facebook’s Sandberg serenades India Story
The Facebook chief, who started her career more than three decades ago with a World Bank project in India, has serenaded the India growth story, saying the Asian country could …
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Singapore set for ride on ‘fast train India,’ to boost business ties
Singapore, a leading partner of New Delhi in Southeast Asia, does not want to miss a ride on the “fast train” that promises to be the India growth story. With …
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NGOs and the games nations play
In the early days of the Cold War, nationalism was a particularly bad word in underdeveloped or developing countries, whose primary purpose was to service the First World and fulfil …
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Japan high on India, but wants Modi to ease policy barriers
Japan, Asia’s second largest economy, is looking to scale up economic ties with India under the new government in Delhi, but has pressed Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ease policy …
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India to press China to address trade imbalance
India and China, Asia’s second and third largest economies, are poised to deepen their economic partnership, but New Delhi will like Beijing to address the issue of ballooning trade deficit …
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US diplomat bullish on economic ties with India
Ahead of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden trip to Washington in September, the US has conjured up a robust picture of economic partnership with India and hoped to scale …
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Flying high: Air India part of Star Alliance Group
India’s national carrier Air India became the first carrier from India to become the 27th member of Star Alliance. The development came after officials of Air India and Star Alliance …
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Why patent for anti-cancer drug was denied
The US-based Abraxis BioSciences’ anti-cancer drug Abraxane has been denied patent by the Indian Patent Office (IPO) on grounds that the new drug does not constitute a fresh innovation…
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India-Bangladesh trade can touch $10 billion: CII
Ahead of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s trip to Dhaka, India’s premier industry body has raised the bar for the burgeoning India-Bangladesh economic relations, saying bilateral trade could double to …
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