India’s Affinity with Africa - A Question of Self Interest?

According to the International Energy Agency, India’s energy needs - fueled by 8% annual economic growth - are projected to double by the year 2030.  Moreover, India is expected to become the biggest net importer of oil by the year 2025, after the United States and China.   
In an attempt to secure energy resources for its buxom economy, India is courting [...]

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How long does it take to discuss a deal involving nuclear technology? Apparently for US President Bush and External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee just a little longer than an episode of Khanna Khazana.
Protests against Utkal Alumina International Limited’s attempt to open a new plant show no signs of abating any time soon. In a related [...]

2nd is the best … India to move to #2 in mobile phone users

According to TRAI, India is positioned to have the second largest number of wireless phone users in the world behind China. Even more relevant, is the fact that India is estimated to have the fastest growth rate in this market — including China — which means that other sectors that rely on mobile phones, like [...]

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Muslims demand more resource allocation

A budgetary allocation for the welfare of minorities in the union budget for the financial year 2008-09 is far short of expectations, say Muslim organisations, who recently held a demonstration in the Indian capital to demand a better deal from the government.

Spectre of communalism has many faces

Communalism as an [...]

Third is the one with the hairy chest

A new documentary made on the precarious situation of the American education system places a large amount of emphasis on how the quality of Indian and Chinese students far surpass those of America and that this situation will pose a serious threat to US economic and technological prominence.
High school often is measured by years [...]