Government policies
India to chair three UNSC counter-terrorism committees
05 Jan 2011
India’s has been asked to chair three Security Council committees related to counter-terrorism and a formal announcement along these lines is expected today.
India looks ahead to dynamic role at the UNSC
03 Jan 2011
India assumes seat at the UN Security Council
03 Jan 2011
India today assumes its seat as an elected member of the Security Council after a long gap of 19 years hoping to usher in reforms that will ensure its place as a permanent member of the body.
Windfall ahead for journos as wage structure rationalised
01 Jan 2011
The wage board panel for working journalists, non-journalists and other employees of newspapers and news agencies has recommended a 2.5-3 times hike in basic pay with retrospective effect from 8 January 2008.
Oil payments: Indo-Iran talks deadlocked
01 Jan 2011
Indian and Iranian central bank officials will meet again on Monday to resolve a deadlock over payments for oil imports after the RBI stopped Indian banks from using the ACU mechanism to clear trade payments.
India hosts a third of the world’s poor
27 Dec 2010
India now is considered to have the largest proportion of poor people in the world as other countries, most notably China, have done a better job at reducing poverty than India.
India, Russia agree on nuclear, defence and trade pacts
21 Dec 2010
India and Russia have announced 30 agreements in key areas such as civil nuclear cooperation and defence, and doubling of bilateral trade to $20 billion by 2015.
PM offers to appear before PAC, rules out JPC on 2G scam
20 Dec 2010
He, however, assured that all aspects of 2G spectrum allocation are being thoroughly probed and that no guilty person will be spared, irrespective of his political affiliation or influence in public life
Russia in chase for fighter, nuclear deals
20 Dec 2010
Trade sees big opportunity in Russia
20 Dec 2010
Russia may back India’s UN ambitions
20 Dec 2010
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev today becomes the fourth ‘big-power’ leader to visit India this year and will seek to firm up some major deals in the areas of nuclear energy and defence, amongst others.
WikiLeaks exposes China’s tenuous hold on Tibet
17 Dec 2010
Delhi’s snub to Beijing over ‘One China’ just verbal pyrotechnics
17 Dec 2010
For the first time in decades policy mandarins at South Block have declined to provide China comfort over its ‘One China’ policy by not making it part of the joint statement issued at the end of the India-China summit, says Rajiv Singh.
India, China set ambitious trade target
16 Dec 2010
India and China tried to boost bilateral relations by addressing contentious issues and setting a very ambitious trade target of $100 billion by 2015.
Wen Jiabao ups the ante, sets bilaterals in a “strategic” context
By Rajiv Singh | 16 Dec 2010
For the first time ever in the context of bilateral relationships with Delhi, Beijing has uttered the word “strategic” - perhaps acknowledging the inevitable, with India emerging as one of the world’s eminent economic and political powers, reports Rajiv Singh.
`Radia had alleged links with foreign intelligence agencies'
10 Dec 2010
The finance ministry is reported to have authorised the income tax department to tap Radia's conversations after it noticed that she had earned nearly Rs900 crore in just three years.
'TRAI wanted 39 UAS licences cancelled'
10 Dec 2010
The government has decided to issue show-cause notices to the errant companies after due examinations.
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