American economist Jeremy Rifkin&rsquo;s book, &lsquo;The Third Industrial Revolution&rsquo;, promises to change the world in a collaborative, democratic manner.

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Ousted Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed believes the international community should have seen yesterday&rsquo;s coup in the Maldives coming and could have done more to avoid it occurring in the first place.

Exclusive Q&A with ousted Maldives President Nasheed

Ousted Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed believes the international community should have seen yesterday&rsquo;s coup coming in the Maldives and could have done more to avoid it occurring.

World could have done more: Maldives ex-head

India&rsquo;s promise to sell two offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) to Sri Lanka, during their first-ever defence dialogue in New Delhi last week, as well as the recent agreement to build an electricity transmission line from Madurai to Trincomalee and connect the electricity grids of the two countries, is an indication of India&rsquo;s serious willingness to revamp its primary relationship with its southern neighbour.

From defence sales to electricity grids, India upgrades Lanka ties

India believes that the resignation of Mohamed Nasheed, the former president of the Maldives and the leader of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), has paved the way for a &ldquo;legitimately formed government&rdquo; under the new president, Mohamed Waheed Hassan, and that after the restoration of calm and stability in some months, fresh elections should be held in the Indian Ocean island.

Jyoti Malhotra: Islands in the storm

On the road with Commerce and Industries Minister Anand Sharma and his key aide, Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar, as they crossed the Wagah border into Pakistan less than ten days ago, were a motley group of hard-boiled journalists and eight top chefs from the Taj group of hotels.

Jyoti Malhotra: Biting the bullet in Pakistan

India is finally plunging into the oil politics of the Gulf and West Asia. It sent a team of senior officials from the commerce ministry to Iran around a fortnight earlier, to clinch an oil-for-food deal. And, is beginning to woo the Sunni oil kingdoms in the region, led by none other than Saudi Arabia.

In stitching a complex oil-for-food deal, India sets about placating Iran

India has decided to ignore the US call to freeze its economic relationship with Iran, citing strategic national interest, even as the government is working towards a multi-layered strategy that involves reducing its exposure to Iranian crude, looking at intermediaries with third-country banks, as in Russia, and putting into place a rupee-rial barter trade mechanism allowing India to directly trade with Teheran.

India ignores US call for economic freeze, opens up Iran oil strategy

Brajesh Mishra, former national security adviser and the man who practically ran India&rsquo;s foreign policy &ndash; and many other parts of the government &ndash; during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee regime (1998-2004), has two words for the Indian chattering classes on the unfolding civilian-military struggle for power in Pakistan: keep quiet.

Jyoti Malhotra: India's Deng moment

India and China will hold the 15th round of their talks on the boundary question over the next two days, two months after these were cancelled by Beijing. At the talks, national security adviser Shiv Shanker Menon is expected to raise the issue of China&rsquo;s sensitivity to Arunanchal Pradesh with his counterpart, state councilor Dai Bingguo.

India to raise Arunachal ethnic issue with China

The US has asserted its power in the ongoing oil crisis with Iran, persuading unlikely allies such as India, China, Japan and the European Union to either impose a total embargo on trading till Iran reverses its nuclear programme or significantly limiting exposure to Iranian crude.

Much manoeuvring on Iran trade issue

The road from Moreh, a town on the Manipur-Myanmar border, to Imphal was used by the Japanese army in 1944 to come right inside the heart of British India&rsquo;s north-east, even challenging the might of the empire.

Jyoti Malhotra