South Asian

King Charles is planning a landmark South Asian tour in 2024, visiting India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, following his recovery from cancer. According to UK newspaper The Mirror report, the tour, of great political and cultural significance, is being organised with medical guidance and foreign office collaboration. Earlier plans for a regional visit were cancelled in 2022 after Queen Elizabeth's death. This follows his successful 11-day South Pacific tour in October, marking his first overseas trip as Head of State and Commonwealth leader. Palace officials are optimistic about resuming a full overseas schedule, with Charles and Camilla seen as key ambassadors to strengthen Britain’s global relationships.

HSBC pledges to return to private banking in India

On a rainy July evening in Mumbai’s central business district, HSBC Holdings Plc announced to about 100 wealthy Indians it is returning to private banking in India, where it exited about eight years ago.

India tops in trade facilitation in South-Asian sub-region

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), together with all four other UN regional commissions, has launched the first global report on implementation of measures to simplify import, export and transit procedures.

India to achieve highest GDP growth over next 8 yrs: Study

India is projected to record average annual growth rates of 7.9 percent over the next eight years, nearly double of China's 4.6 percent projected growth over the period.

India home to 56 of world's 2000 powerful companies: Forbes

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries leads the pack of 56 Indian companies in the 2015 Forbes 'Global 2000' list.

Another suit on alleged racial discrimination hits Infosys

CNBC-TV18's Shreya Roy reports that IT professional Brenda Koehler has sued Infosys on allegations of racial discrimination.

Indian-origin Srinivasan confirmed as top US court judge

With Senate confirmation, 46-year-old Srinivasan has become the first Indian-American to be appointed to the top American court.

India shining or is it at the bottom among Asian peers?

The Indian economy in the past seven decades has certainly grown rapidly. From a 3.5% Hindu rate of growth until the 80‘s to a 5% growth in the 80‘s to 6% in 90‘s to 8% in the 2000s, reports CNBC-TV18's Gopika Gopakumar.

No oil waiver yet for India: IEA

India has not got a waiver yet to US sanctions on Iranian oil buyers as the South Asian nation said its annual oil deals with Tehran run from April to March, the International Energy Agency's executive director told Reuters.

Pakistan 'backtracked' on granting MFN status to India

Pakistan has backtracked since announcing earlier this week that it had granted India the status of Most Favoured Nation (MFN) in trade, a senior Indian government source said on Friday.

Wikileaks: Significance and consequence explored

What does the recent spate of Wikileaks amount to? Has it embarrassed the politicians and bureaucrats involved, or is the press exaggerating their importance? Join Karan Thapar and guests to find answers on the latest episode of India Tonight

Japan, India sign free trade pact

Japan and India signed a free trade pact on Wednesday under which the hi-tech nation and the South Asian giant pledged to scrap tariffs on 94 per cent of goods within a decade.