TOKYO (TIP): The publisher of Japan’s leading newspaper apologized to readers on Sep 11 for several serious errors in its reporting, retracting an article that claimed workers abandoned their posts during the Fukushima nuclear disaster. […]
BEIJING (TIP): Rejecting the Dalai Lama’s views on ending the system of reincarnated Tibetan spiritual head, the Chinese government on September 11 said it will preserve the centuries old tradition among Tibetan Buddhists, saying it […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Shinzo Abe on Sept 10 became the first Japanese prime minister to visit Sri Lanka in 24 years, on the second leg of a South Asian tour that sought to assert Tokyo’s interest […]
BEIJING (TIP): The number of billionaires in China has touched 300 by the end of 2013 mainly due to real estate boom, according to a new annual ranking of the wealthiest individuals in the communist […]
ATLANTA (TIP): World number one Rory McIlroy isn’t convinced the absence of both Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson from the US PGA Tour Championship signals a changing of the guard in golf. But the 25-year-old […]
BEIJING (TIP): Chinese police have detained eight journalists and public relations (PR) executives for alleged extortion in Shanghai. They include the editor-in-chief of a popular business news website and heads of two PR agencies. The […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Chinese President Xi Jinping has cancelled his Pakistan visit later this month due to ongoing antigovernment protests in Islamabad. Federal minister Ahsan Iqbal tweeted this on Thursday while lashing out at opposition leader […]
CAPE TOWN (TIP): For the third time in a row, South Africa has refused to grant a visa to the Dalai Lama for attending World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates here next month, fearing that […]
AUSTIN (TIP): A five-year-old girl is recovering in hospital after she became trapped in a washing machine in an American launderette. The child, who has not been named, was churned inside the drum for several […]
India and Japan have enjoyed the best of relations over the decades. Yet, their trade and economic partnership has, strangely, been underperforming, belying the promise and potential. Bilateral trade at $16.29 billion in 2013-14 accounted […]
BEIJING (TIP): A city in China’s Muslim-majority Xinjiang is offering cash rewards and welfare benefits for marriages between minority ethnic groups and majority Hans to promote unity in the province hit by Islamic militancy. Xinjiang’s […]
GENEVA/NEW DELHI (TIP): Weighed down by challenging economic conditions for most part of the past year, India has slipped to 71st position — the lowest among BRICS countries — in an annual global competitiveness list, […]
NEW YORK (TIP): The Global Citizen Forum, New York branch was launched here on August 23. Addressing prominent members of the Indian-American community and representatives of some American think-tanks at the launch, at the UN […]
The new NDA government’s first annual Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) statement will be unveiled soon. Normally presented after the Union Budget, the FTP has usually concentrated on measures to boost exports and reduce transaction costs. […]
Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri, according to their supporters, represent an aspiration for “commonsense” democracy which empowers and liberates the common man. Nawaz Sharif and his ilk represent the “traditional power structure” democracy or crony […]
BEIJING (TIP): In a rare public admission of Pakistani links to militancy in China’s Muslimmajority Xinjiang province, the official media on August 27 said that the co-founder of al- Qaida linked East Turkestan Islamic Movement […]
BEIJING (TIP): Chinese authorities have arrested “nearly a thousand” members of a banned religious group. The crackdown comes after members of Quannengshen, or the Church of Almighty God, thrashed a woman to death inside a […]
Pakistan has made little effort to create the right atmosphere for the foreign secretary-level talks. Frequent cease-fire violations on the line of control have created a background of tension that erodes the seriousness of efforts […]
NEW YORK (TIP): US District Judge Honorable James Boasberg in the District of Columbia, August 19 ruled that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is immune from claims that he supported the genocide of Sikhs during […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India has begun deploying six Akash surface-to-air missile (SAM) squadrons in the northeast to deter Chinese jets, helicopters and drones against any misadventure in the region. Earlier, India based its most potent […]
HONOLULU(TIP): Improving US cooperation with China is critical to maintaining stability and security in the Asia-Pacific as well as combating the effects climate change, US secretary of state John Kerry said. Wrapping up an eight-day, […]
INDIA’S JOURNEY TO DEVELOPMENT AND CHALLENGES The economy of India is the tenthlargest in the world by nominal GDP and the third-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP).The country is one of the G-20 major economies, […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Foreign mountaineers will have to spend more for the insurance cover of their Sherpa guides to climb any Himalayan peak in Nepal including Mount Everest, the government said. Wedged between India and China, […]
NEW YORK (TIP): McDonald’s says a key sales figure fell 2.5 per cent in July, dragged down by persistent weakness in the US and the impact of a food safety scandal in China. The world’s […]
NEW YORK (TIP): East West Institute Board Member Ikram Sehgal led a discussion on the serious security situation in North Waziristan, Pakistan on August 7, 2014 here in New York. During an hour-long discussion, Ikram […]
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