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After Coach and Versace’s China blunders – how brands can avoid offending
Any China reporter or exchange student would have known not to make this mistake. In July, Versace, Coach and Givenchy released...


The 21st century is Indian century, says Jeff Bezos
Hailing India's democracy, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said he predicts that the '21st century going to be the Indian century'. "“The dynamism,...


IBM tops US patent list for 2019; India second-highest contributor
New Delhi: Tech giant IBM on Wednesday said it has received record 9,262 US patents in 2019, with India being the second-highest...


‘This is the Indian century’: Jeff Bezos goes desi, makes big ‘Make in India’ pledge, talks climate
Amazon founder and tech mogul, Jeff Bezos, is on a three-day visit to India. On Wednesday morning, the top entrepreneur sat down with...


Expects India to play peacemaker role to de-escalate tension with US: Iranian envoy
Iran will welcome any peace initiative by India for de-escalating its tensions with the US after the killing of Iranian military...


US can 'lean upon' India to resolve major challenges in the world: State Dept
Washington [US], Dec 19 (ANI): Calling India a "very important friend" on which the United States can "lean upon" to resolve major...


What does Boris Johnson’s win mean for India?
The British public have spoken. Loudly and emphatically. They have voted to get Brexit done, and in doing so, given Prime Minister Boris...


'World's first' fully-electric commercial flight takes off
An all-electric powered seaplane has taken flight in Vancouver, Canada, in what the operators describe as a "world first" for the...


UK PM Johnson visits temple, vows to partner with PM Modi to build new India
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made a pledge to partner with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his mission to build a new India,...


Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping launch 'historic' Russian gas pipeline to China
MOSCOW: Russia and China on Monday launched a giant gas pipeline linking the countries for the first time, one of three major projects...


India will not negotiate any FTA on back foot; will protect India’s interest, says Piyush Goyal
India will not negotiate any free trade agreement (FTA) on the “back foot” and will always ensure protection of interest of people and...


Mission artificial intelligence
India is ahead of China and Israel in artificial intelligence readiness, a study has found. AI has been described as the ‘new...


China has overtaken the US to have the world’s largest diplomatic network, think tank says
China has overtaken the U.S. to become the world’s largest diplomatic network, according to the latest annual report from a Sydney-based...


India-China trains Afghan diplomats as part of 3rd country joint projects
The 2nd Joint India-China Capacity Building Programme for Afghan Diplomats is being held at the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) of the...


Tourists to China can finally use the country’s massively popular mobile payment systems
Chinese payment platforms WeChat Pay and Alipay say they can now support foreign credit and debit cards. Users previously needed a...


India jumps to 63rd position in World Bank's Ease of Doing Business 2020 report
India has moved 14 places to be 63rd among 190 nations in the World Bank’s ease of doing business ranking released on Thursday on the...


Half the World’s Banks Are Too Weak to Survive a Downturn, McKinsey Says
More than half of the world’s banks are too weak to survive a downturn, according to a survey from consultancy McKinsey & Co. A majority...


With 21 unicorns, India third on list of billion-dollar tech start-ups; US, China lead
India, with 21 unicorns, stands a distant third to China and the US in the inaugural Hurun Global Unicorn List 2019, a ranking of the...


Modi-Xi offsite holds lessons for other powers
You’ve heard of corporate offsites, where company bigwigs travel to exotic destinations to discuss strategies and iron out issues in an...


We’ve entered the Asian Century and there is no turning back
In the nineteenth century, the world was Europeanized. In the twentieth century, it was Americanized. Now, it is being Asianized – and...
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