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By some estimates, annual trade between the two neighbours following normalisation of economic relations could go up to $12 billion
Singh left for the US in a blaze of optimism. The trip ends with an unrelieved gloom
Both PMs have accepted invitations to visit the other country but no dates have been set
What are the takeaways from the Congress' epic drubbing?
Compromise, constitutionality, pragmatism and self-respect. These were Mandela's leadership virtues. For countries such as India and South Africa, these are the qualities leaders must have
Honour drives not just khap panchayats in India; and sexual crimes are not something that only migrant workers commit. It is sad that this needed pointing out
The private sector turns its back on liberalisation, and lets India down
The lasting damage to India from this moment of shared hysteria goes much, much deeper than any scars that corruption could leave.
McKinsey pulls in a dazzling list of luminaries to write about India, but the results are mixed
Politicians are supposed to get into the business to change the world around them. But it seems Gandhi got into the business to help keep a party running. Big difference
Says he's not upset, will decide on convicted lawmakers ordinance after consultations
The UPA's weaknesses, born of the many failures of imagination and ability in the Congress, have real consequences
PM emphasises in talks with Obama that Pakistan remained the 'epicentre of terror'