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If you consider the trade in merchandise + services, then total trade is near $1 trillion this year.

There is no third world in today's context. Third world was a term coined during the cold war to a group of countries that did not fall in the two major blocs - the Western capitalists and Soviet-led socialists. Pakistan, like many Asian and African countries are currently in the low-middle...

India does not need any ICBM in the near term. It's security threats are within the Asian continent, namely China, Pakistan, central Asian transit routes, sea lanes in the Persian Gulf and Malacca Straits. Agni 5 range is not likely to be beyond the Asian continent, therefore wouldn't be...

So now no one should complain about RAW involvement with activities of BLA, TTP, Jeay Sindh, Pashtunistan, etc.

There is no demarcation of LoC, therefore it is best to mark the line on the map and gradually demilitarise the area on both sides

There is absolutely no hike in defence spending. Budget estimate (2012-13) Defence spending INR 1.9 trillion, GDP INR 100 trillion (~1.9%) Revised estimate (2011-12) Defence spending INR 1.7 trillion, GDP INR 88 trillion (~1.9%) Official numbers

This has been discussed several times. IAF is not going to buy F35, btw it is not even operational. Indian Navy may look for it for IAC2, but that is long way away.

This is a smart move, why use a third party currency when you have a good two-way trade happening. UAE and India are also leading trade partners and they must do more trade using Rupee and Dirham

Wasn't that already tried and failed between 1947 and 1971? Poor India has only grown faster since then.

Something is fishy about this incident, high security zone, no fatalities. Even before any investigations Israel suspecting Iranians. There are no known anti-Iran or anti-Israel groups that are active in India. This will not change India's position on Iran sanctions, nor will it reverse the...

Iran has every right to use nuclear energy to meet its electricity needs for the future. These sanctions will fail if the Asian countries continue to trade with Iran. Iran, Central Asia and the Gulf countries can sell their oil and gas to India, ASEAN and China in return for food, labour and...

F-35 will be looked into seriously for the IAC2. This time Lockheed would have a product that will beat the others in a MRCA-like competition. 45 Mig29K and 2 sqdn of N-LCA will be sufficient for Vikramaditya, IAC1 and for shore-based reserves.

India is making the right moves here. Iran offers energy resources, trade routes and geostrategic opportunities to India, while US keeps arming Pakistan and putting trade/visa restrictions on India.

Iran turns to India for wheat as palm oil dries up: Reuters India's trade secretary says according to the report, " If the EU and the US both want to stop exports to that country, please tell me why I should follow suit? Why shouldn't I take up that business opportunity? If Europe and the US...

US is using the Baloch issue to hard bargain supply routes to Afghanistan. Nothing to do with human rights or independence, the US cares a damn for the Baloch people who are suffering. Pakistan can quickly solve this issue if they grant autonomy to the Baloch and give them a fair share of their...

This is good news for India. It shows that our policy is independent. India doesn't need nuclear trade with US, we are getting the reactors from Russia and France, and uranium from Kazakhstan, Niger, Namibia and other countries. Moreover Iran's oil and gas is of more importance to India than any...

Pranab da is right. The aid from UK is less than 0.02% of GDP and plays no significant role in development. Moreover it is out in the open that UK was not doing a good deed, instead only trying to gain influence for favours in commercial contracts. As for all the poverty figures, India has done...

Good verdict by Supreme court. Heard some experts on TV debate today that the 2G spectrum auction at current market price can fetch about $20 bn (540 Mhz @ 179 crores per MHz) and bring fiscal deficit down next year to less than 3.5% GDP.

The British are losing their marbles. The victory of France has hurt them a lot and they are showing their anger on 'poor' India. They came a close second and must be proud of it. Now if BAE must survive, they have to close their factories in Britain and move to India's growing aerospace industry.

India will continue to play the role of a partner in Afghanistan's nation building efforts. In return India will get more mining rights, access to Central Asia using Chabahar port, etc. Militarily, India must get involved only if the effort is under the UN flag and if there is a clear objective...