Sri Lanka: What the TNA can do for India to help
Public posturing apart, moderate Tamils in Sri Lanka seem to want India to intercede on their behalf all over again and help arrive at a political settlement on the ethnic …
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Budget 2014: Focus on reforms, high growth rate
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has unveiled a reform-focused budget and targeted sustained economic growth rates of 7-8 per cent over the next four years by promoting manufacturing, bolstering infrastructure …
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‘Fatwa has no place in India’
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court of India has ruled that fatwa issued by shariat courts has no legal sanction. The Supreme Court has ruled that the fatwa has …
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Budget 2014: Mapping out India’s economic reforms
Unveiling the roadmap for India’s economic reforms, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the maiden budget of the Narendra Modi government in the Indian parliament on July 10. The pre-budget Economic Survey forecasts India’s GDP growth in the range of 5.4 and 5.9 percent in 2014/15 and argues for a host of corrective steps to bolster and rejuvenate the country’s economy. Here are the highlights of the India’s 2014 budget.
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Britain offers India £1 billion soft loan, upbeat on business ties
In a slew of initiatives aimed at upscaling bilateral ties, Britain has offered India £1 billion line of credit for investment in the crucial infrastructure sector and agreed to concretise …
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BRICS by brick: Re-crafting a new global order
They are the bricks of an emerging new world order. And building it anew, brick-by-brick. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are steadily and incrementally rewriting the rules of global engagement.
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India’s rail budget 2014: Focus on safety, security and cleanliness
Unveiling the maiden rail budget of the Narendra Modi government, India’s railways Minister Sadanand Gowda has identified cleanliness, safety and security as top priorities. Quoting Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite adage about …
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What to expect from NDA’s first rail budget: Focus on PPP model
The new Indian government is poised to present its maiden rail budget July 8 amid high expectations. Given Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s emphasis on modernization of the rail infrastructure, one can expect …
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Sri Lankan perceptions of the Modi government
There is a common perception in Sri Lanka that India’s policy towards the island nation is greatly influenced by Tamil Nadu. This perception gained ground during the days of coalition …
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Is Iraq imploding?
Yes, Iraq is imploding and unless a miracle happens we shall have to write the obituary of Iraq as a state to be succeeded by a Kurdistan, a Shiistan, and …
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