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SPOTLIGHT
India seeks larger UN role in resolving African conflicts
India wants the United Nations to become a more effective partner of the African Union in resolution of African conflicts.
India in Africa
Indians keen to invest in Ghana's sugar, fertiliser industry
Indian investors are keen to invest as much as $36 million in Ghana's ailing sugar industry, Indian Hig..
Africa in India
Mauritius woos high-spending Indian tourists
Enhancing its business proposition in the India Market, Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) an...
Panorama
Learn from India, former PLA officer exhorts China
China should learn from India by encouraging religious beliefs and promoting democratic values, a retir..
Conversation/Comment
Fighting piracy on dry land
Naval action isn't going to end piracy. For a durable solution, governments need to find ways to bring order to one of the world's most dangerous regions.
India-Africa Co-operation
Cinema/Fashion
West on backburner: Designers endorse Indian heritage
Are Indian designers done with Western influences? Many are travelling the length and breadth of the country in search of traditional craftsmanship, colours and techniques to add uniqueness to their creativity and give a modern connect to India's..
Agriculture/Energy
Creating heaven on earth on an Himalayan farm in India
Some spend a week, some a fortnight. And some like Germany's Stephanie have spent more than 40 days away from their mainstream lives on an off-grid community farm in the Himalayan foothills of north India's Uttarakhand state.
Health/Education
India, US share best practices to help improve health care i
India and the United States are joining forces to demonstrate the success of India's urban health programmes for a visiting delegation of government officials from Ethiopia.
Business/Industry
Consumer spending in India to rise 4 times by 2020
Consumer spending in India is likely to grow nearly four times in a decade to $3.6 trillion by 2020, driven by rising incomes and aspirations, widespread media proliferation and better physical reach across the country, says a study. ..
IT/Technology
Indian love manual 'Kama Sutra' launched in digital format
Indian New Age guru Deepak Chopra's "Kama Sutra and the Seven Spiritual Laws of Love," a lavishly illustrated book, is now available across a number of digital E-Book & App platforms.
Culture/Tourism
At 40, Indian city's rose festival still in bloom
It is an event that continues to have an important place in the cultural calendar of the north Indian city of Chandigarh. As the Rose Festival this week enters its 40th year, residents throng in large numbers.
