Akshat Kaushal &Amp;Amp; Nayanima Basu

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The diplomat who handles a hot potato with a cool head
Rediff.com31 Dec 2020

As the representative of his government in India, Abdul Basit runs a tight ship at the...

Mayawati sees good omen for 2017
Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

After a series of defeats since 2012, the results of the recent panchayat polls are...

Bihar's liquor ban is good politics, bad economics
Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

Several states that imposed prohibition in the past lifted it once revenue loss began...

Will Punjab slip back into militancy?
Rediff.com2 Nov 2015

It is as much about farmer woes and the lack of job opportunities as about the mixing...

Why dominant castes want 'backward' status
Rediff.com29 Oct 2015

Ground surveys have found that several members of the dominant castes are in economic...

Swaraj to Africa: 'Make in India'
Rediff.com29 Oct 2015

Narendra Modi is to hold summit-level meetings with the heads of more than 50 African...

A Faridabad village is living on the edge
Rediff.com26 Oct 2015

The burning of a Dalit house has put Sunpedh on tenterhooks, and overenthusiastic...

We are facing an unprecedented situation: Sahitya Akademi chief
Rediff.com13 Oct 2015

A clueless Sahitya Akademi has now called a meeting of its executive council on October...

Blissfully serene
Rediff.com27 Sep 2015

A visit to the Palpung Sherabling Monastery where monks are free to choose their own...

Govt readies 'improved' IPR policy before PM Modi's US visit
Rediff.com13 Sep 2015

Under the current administration, political attitudes toward IP seem to have improved.

India hopes of a solution to WTO food security issue by 2017
Rediff.com5 Sep 2015

Earlier this year, the US accused India and China of exceeding the WTO limits on farm...

Indo-Pak ballet: Trade talks hit by NSA imbroglio
Rediff.com1 Sep 2015

The talks for normalising trade had begun in November 2011.

'Present crisis unlikely to affect China's economic power'
Rediff.com1 Sep 2015

The Chinese had enough foreign reserves.

Can Modi & co deliver? The world awaits
Rediff.com17 Aug 2015

Modi's visit to some developed countries such as the US, Japan, China and Australia...

India's infrastructure sector gets a big boost
Rediff.com11 Aug 2015

The Narendra Modi government plans to pump around Rs 12.61 lakh crore into the economy...

India defers FTA talks with European Union
Rediff.com6 Aug 2015

Negotiators from were expected to meet in New Delhi on August 28.

Nike files for FDI, as govt revisits policy
Rediff.com4 Aug 2015

Nike has about 400 stores in India.

'The first thing we have to address is the fear of public opinion'
Rediff.com12 Jul 2015

Everything about the way Delhi is governed needs to change, Delhi's Deputy Chief...

Services attract highest FDI despite Make in India push
Rediff.com9 Jul 2015

Services attract highest foreign direct investment, despite Make in India push.

Indian diplomats' domestic trouble
Rediff.com9 Jul 2015

Contracts with India-based domestic assistants for officials abroad have become a...