India targets Africa opportunity, ups trade target to $100 billion
Raising the bar, India has set a fresh target for scaling up bilateral trade with Africa to $100 billion by 2015 and reaffirmed its will to partner the emerging continent …
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Celebrating Afro-optimism in India – with deals, dance and desi food
It’s time for Afro-optimism in India. And this time round the Africa-India business show promises to be more spectacular and varied, with over 600 delegates and officials from 41 African …
Read MoreSeize the day: Myanmar’s reforms open up new possibilities for India
Myanmar’s embrace of democratic reforms over the last two years has opened up new possibilities for India to deepen its multi-faceted engagement with the Southeast Asian country, says Rajiv Bhatia, …
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IAEA chief lauds India’s nuclear safety record, dispels post-Fukushima myths
Amid festering unease about the safety of nuclear power in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster, India has underlined its ambitious plans to scale up atomic electricity production, with the …
Read MoreFishermen killing: India furious over Italy’s U-turn, will ‘ensure’ Marines return
Italy, better known in India for being the birthplace of the ruling coalition chair Sonia Gandhi and its doddering economy, has triggered an uproar in India by going back on …
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Barefoot Grandmothers: A new elite of empowered and liberated women
‘Barefoot Grandmothers’ – if this expression conjures up images of poverty-ridden wizened old women, you could be forgiven for being out of sync. For they are the new elite of …
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Scripting politics of change: If India triumphs, so will we all, says Pavan Varma
Pavan K. Varma is an incorrigible optimist. Varma, who was till a few weeks ago India’s ambassador to the idyllic Himalayan state of Bhutan, has fashioned a new vocation for …
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Cut out gloom and doom: India promises economic revival, pitches for FDI
No need for gloom and doom. The Indian economy may be down, but it’s clearly not out. A message of cautious optimism and can-do spirit radiated from India’s Finance Minister …
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Maldives: Where from here for India? Bracing for expected and unexpected…
With the ‘sit-in’ saga by former Maldivian President Mohammed Nasheed in the Indian High Commission now behind it, New Delhi should now be honing its tactics for both the expected …
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US targets India opportunity, bullish on future of South Asia
With India planning to spend around $1 trillion to bolster its infrastructure, the US has smelt “an enormous opportunity” in the India growth story and has underlined its resolve to …
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