India must strike a balance between its new emerging partners and beneficial Western ties India would be foolish to join an anti-Western bloc as India’s rise is inherently tied to the West. Given the popular […]
MUMBAI (TIP): As Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), the financial inclusion scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi late last month notches up impressive numbers and expects to meet its 7.5 crore accounts target well […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting on Kashmir floods, the ministries on September 11 seemed to be in a hurry to ferry essential supplies and stepped up the […]
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 […]
JAIPUR (TIP): US is looking forward to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to America later this month and hopes to grow economic ties with India. Addressing a gathering of entrepreneurs at American Business Corner in […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India Inc sees a big leap in Japan’s business interest in India, with the commitment of $35 billion in infrastructure a case in point, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned home on […]
Tokyo (TIP): Inviting Japanese investors to ‘Make in India’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “There is no better place than India for Japanese investors. India is one of the most competitive markets in the world.” […]
LUCKNOW (TIP): Political opposition notwithstanding, the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh has made elaborate arrangements to ensure that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech reaches lakhs of students in the state this Teachers’ Day. The […]
“Modi’s challenge will, however, be to balance competing interests between the U.S., Japan and China even as he pursues an independent Indian foreign policy based on national interest”, says the author. If photo-ops are considered […]
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 […]
DUBAI (TIP): Al-Qaida leader Ayman al Zawahri on Wednesday announced the formation of an Indian branch of his militant group he said would spread Islamic rule and “raise the flag of jihad” across the subcontinent. […]
Japan to invest $34 billion in India, no nuke deal NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned home, September 3, after concluding his successful visit to Japan, which promised to give $35 billion to […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Aug 28 launched his government’s mega scheme ‘Jan Dhan Yojana’, declaring that it was aimed at eradicating financial untouchability by providing bank accounts to the poor. On […]
CHICAGO (TIP): India’s famous religious preacher Swami Vivekanand and modern day dynamic Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi were hailed & profusely praised in Chicago, US. It was stated by the visiting OFBJP leader Vijay Jolly, […]
Prakash M Swamy EDISON, NJ (TIP): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is one of the most popular leaders in the world and several countries are lining up to invite him, said Ram Madhav, General Secretary […]
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 PMO said reports in recent weeks linking Modi’s apparent displeasure over ‘the conduct of some union ministers and alleged misconduct of the home minister’s son’ were ‘plain lies’ NEW DELHI (TIP): The Prime Minister’s […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on August 27 dismissed a petition seeking disqualification of Cabinet ministers with criminal cases against them. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by the Chief Justice R M Lodha, delivering […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The generational shift in BJP was complete on August 26 with its founders Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi being dropped from the BJP parliamentary board, the highest […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): If Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes Supreme Court observations on excluding Ministers with criminal antecedents seriously, he has a tough call to take as 12 of 45 ministers in his Cabinet have […]
MUMBAI (TIP): The government has put payments made by Indian companies to foreign vendors and routed through Indian banks under the scanner after the Supreme Courtappointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money and the […]
MUMBAI (TIP): The Reserve Bank of India announced simplified ‘know your customer’ (KYC) norms for low-risk customers ahead of the launch of the Prime Minister’s Jan Dhan Yojana on Thursday. Under the new norms low-risk […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): India is hoping to win Japanese backing for a nuclear energy pact during a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and lure investment into its $85 billion market while addressing Japan’s concern […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Shaken by the booing of their Haryana counterpart Bhupinder Singh Hooda on August 19, Congress chief ministers are wary of sharing the dais with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in election-bound states, fearing […]
New Delhi (TIP): India and Japan will seek to end impasse over the supply of Japanese US-2 amphibian aircraft to the Indian Navy during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Tokyo from August 31 to […]
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