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India losing English advantage to China
India is rapidly losing an economic advantage, with the number of Chinese able to speak English now on a par with its rival, a British Council study shows
India’s billionaires outstrip US counterparts
India’s billionaires secure more wealth than their US counterparts in 2009 according to Forbes rich list, in a further sign the subcontinent is recovering faster than western economies
India ‘should fund environment projects’
India’s government should tap some of the $400bn it has locked up in state enterprises to invest in projects to clean up its environment and combat global warming, a top economic official said
Candles lost in the wind
Almost a year after the Mumbai terror attaks, we are still quite befuddled. But then as in Shakespeare’s words, the fault lies not in our stars but in ourselves and that is the real point, says Suhel Seth.
Insight: Hands across the Himalayas
In spite of the fighting talk in India and its fear of Beijing, the relationship between the two nations holds much more potential than antagonism
Bangladeshis rush to learn English by mobile
BBC’s three-minute classes attract 300,000 and the popularity of the unprecedented service, which costs less than a cup of tea per three-minute lesson, threatened to derail it before its official launch
Australian PM calls for ‘partnership’ with India
Kevin Rudd said he wanted to build a ‘comprehensive, enduring strategic partnership’. The two countries have had a roller-coaster relationship over the past decade, with deep differences over India’s nuclear programme
Opinion: Obama should speak up for India in Beijing
The hardline Chinese approach reinforces the Indian thinking that it has little option other than to align with the US, writes Brahma Chellaney
India ‘alive’ to security challenges
New Delhi has sought to reassure international business leaders that the country’s security challenges would not affect its growth, ahead of the first anniversary of the terror attacks in Mumbai
India warns on trade approach to climate
Nitin Desai, a member of Manmohan Singh’s council on climate change, says a hard-nosed concession-based negotiation to reach a consensus on how to combat global warming would likely founder
