India's Economy

India is banning futures trading on several commodities, including an assortment of food, in an attempt to slow down inflation and thus prevent riots. [more]

Private gasoline retailers in India have begun shutting off their gas pumps. [more]

India took a step toward becoming a "manufacturing workshop of the world" for the automotive industry Jan. 10. [more]

Indian Energy Minister Murli Deora seemed optimistic after a Nov. 28 meeting with Russian officials in Moscow, but Russo-Indian energy relations are far from smooth. [more]

South Korean steelmaker POSCO said Oct. 19 it will begin work on a 12 million-ton-capacity steel plant in the eastern Indian state of Orissa by April 2008. [more]

Indian Maoist rebels, known as Naxalites, stepped up operations June 26-27 in their strongholds... [more]

Indian Oil Corp., the largest Indian refiner of crude oil, is placing its first major orders for... [more]

On Jan. 5, Indian police arrested a suspected militant near Jalahalli, a village just north of... [more]

Though India and China are working together more, there are still obstacles they must overcome before a true Sino-Indian partnership can emerge. [more]

Indian Deputy Foreign Minister E. Ahamed said April 18 that New Delhi will proceed with the... [more]

Mauritius and India have agreed to participate in joint oil and gas exploration in Mauritius'... [more]

Russia rolled out the red carpet for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is in Moscow for... [more]

The U.S. State Department issued a Warden Message on Oct. 10, warning U.S. citizens in India of a... [more]

The Indo-American relationship is emerging as one of the foundations of the global system. For the United States, India -- particularly since 9/11 -- has come to represent a strategic partner in the U.S.-jihadist war: By its very existence as a U.S. ally, it serves to keep the pressure for cooperation very high on rival Pakistan. For India, the United States has come to represent an alternative to its former relationship with the Soviet Union, which helped to guarantee India's regional interests. [more]

The Indian stock markets swung wildly over the past week amid political turnover in New Delhi.... [more]

India recently revitalized its decade-old "Look East" policy in an effort to expand its economic... [more]