BUSINESS
Devas Multimedia case: Why does India lose international arbitration cases?
Bureaucratic pig-headedness, information gaps and a flabby legal system make it easy for global litigants to seek Indian assets abroad
POLITICS
Behind the scenes of Sumy evacuation: Tense moments, and a coordinated effort by PMO, diplomats and the Ukraine Army
Nearly 700 Indian students will be reaching western Ukraine, where they will be picked up by special Air India flights.
POLITICS
1990, when evacuation from the Gulf was at its efficient best: former Indian diplomat KP Fabian
In the case of Ukraine, Fabian says, there have been serious errors of judgement. The first advisory issued to Indians was wishy-washy: it asked students to clear out from the country. There was no contingency planning.
POLITICS
Russia-Ukraine conflict: The toughest evacuation in Indian history has lessons to offer, says Yashwant Sinha
The former Union Minister recalls the operation that moved more than 1.7 lakh Indian out during the Gulf War
BUSINESS
Russia-Ukraine conflict: What is CAATSA that India may be hit with?
With New Delhi's insistence for a third time to abstain on a UNSC vote seeking Russia’s ouster from Ukraine, Washington contemplates using a legislation that penalises allies of America's enemies
POLITICS
Ukraine Evacuation: Lessons from Yemen rescue operations in 2015
India’s evacuation operation in Yemen about seven years ago was an outstanding success, with people from no less than 41 nations bailed out from a war-torn nation, former diplomat Deepak Vohra recounts
POLITICS
Ukraine's EU membership: The what and how of it, and the likelihood of it remaining a pipedream
Despite the country’s troubles, officials play down the likelihood of integration for several reasons, including the fact that no such fast-track procedure exists
POLITICS
Russia-Ukraine war: 'If your ally has gone berserk, you can't just keep backing it'
The former high commissioner to Pakistan said that India's neutral stand has been carefully crafted.
POLITICS
Russia-Ukraine war: 'India gave up non-alignment or any neutrality long ago'
The expert in diplomacy and disarmament said that India's neutral position reflects its geopolitical vulnerability and that New Delhi cannot be expected to take a resolute stand in this conflict.
POLITICS
Russia-Ukraine war: 'The status of Donetsk and Luhansk, and Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh are not similar'
The former Indian ambassador and central Asian expert said that the country's neutral stand will not weaken its case against China in these regions. If it will, it will in Aksai Chin.
POLITICS
Russia-Ukraine war: Will India’s neutral stand extract a price?
National self-interest is the guiding principle of international relations and New Delhi is keen to do just that
POLITICS
Russia-Ukraine conflict: FAQs and quick answers
Here are answers on what started the conflict, how it could progress and how it could end
POLITICS
Russia-Ukraine conflict: It looks like a long battle and India may need to tackle multiple concerns, say international-relations experts
Russia may never get a status quo it wants from Ukraine, NATO and EU, and the offensive is already costing India
ECONOMY
Russia-Ukraine: India treads carefully, chooses the diplomatic Middle Path
With hotlines working round the clock across the globe, a war in Europe looks less likely, despite the sabre rattling.
BUSINESS
ASEAN Summit: Should India grab this new opportunity to challenge China?
The member countries aren’t comfortable with the association chair Cambodia’s friendship with China. India could provide a nicer alternative
BUSINESS
LIC IPO: Agents wait with bated breath, recall challenges and adventures had so far
Veterans with the country’s largest life insurer are now doubling as brokers as well
BUSINESS
With booming NBPs, LIC tie up with Policybazaar puzzles some agents
While some say the personal touch will be lost, others believe only a very small percentage of LIC customers will shop online
POLITICS
UP Assembly Elections 2022| Top minister says first round of polling reflects religious polarisation
Cabinet minister Sidharth Nath Singh says there has been religious consolidation, thanks to SP’s communal campaign; Hindus have lined up to vote for the BJP; Cong will be lucky to get seven seats, like in 2017, despite Priyanka’s forays in UP
POLITICS
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022: AAP will get 56 to 58 seats in the 117-strong House, says Bhagwant Mann
He believes Akali Dal stands discredited, Congress divided and BJP irrelevant. Therefore, he argues, AAP is the only option.
POLITICS
Assembly Elections 2022: Manipur goes to polls under the shadow of guns and AFSPA
The state has been cruelly neglected by its local leaders and national-level politicians, who have allowed the political situation to slip out of its grasp, giving militants the upper hand
POLITICS
Ukraine-Russia stand-off: India faces a Catch-22, plays it safe
India needs Russia as a diplomatic ally, and diplomats and experts blieve the country's best strategy would be to stay out, even if military action breaks out in Europe
BUSINESS
Budget 2022| Defence R&D takes a big stride for the first time
Budget 2022: Despite tiny rise in allocation, the sector will be opened for industry, start-ups and academia with 25 per cent of defence R&D budget earmarked to enable this
BUSINESS
Budget 2022: Non-BJP states looks askance at the Centre’s financial muscle
While constitutional obligations will have to be met, there is huge discretionary powers with the Centre; states are looking at adjusting to life after the cessation of the GST compensation by June-end
BUSINESS
Union Budget 2022: Third Budget under the shadow of the pandemic
The government’s finances on the eve of the Budget are in relatively good shape. Tax revenues have been buoyant, partly the result of very high nominal GDP growth of 23.9 per cent in the first half of the current fiscal year
