Narendra Modi
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Modi Tells Xi Relations Stable, Differences Manageable
EghtesadOnline: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday that relations between their countries have attained stability and momentum in the past…
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India's PM, Iran President Discuss Chabahar Project
EghtesadOnline: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday a day before the prime minister…
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Iran, India Discuss Business Ties
EghtesadOnline: Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is in India to attend the annual Raisina Dialogue organized by think-tank Observer Research Foundation and meet with top Indian officials,…
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India Faces Iran Dilemma
EghtesadOnline: The US embargo on Iran's oil shipments has put Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a quandary. If he plays along, India could find itself on the right side of US President…
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US Says It Won’t Impede India’s Chabahar Project
EghtesadOnline: US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on June 27 told India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Washington would back his country’s plan to develop the Iranian seaport…
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Indian Cabinet Clears MoU With Iran on Trade Remedy Measures
EghtesadOnline: India’s Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its ex-post facto approval to the memorandum of understanding between India and Iran on the establishmen…
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As Iran, India Forge Deeper Ties, Will US Stand in the Way?
EghtesadOnline: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed nine bilateral agreements, including an 18-month lease of part of the Iranian port of Chabahar,…
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Iran-India relations: A history of peaceful collaboration
EghtesadOnline: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is on a visit to India this week, repaying a trip by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Tehran in 2016. Before leaving Tehran, Rouhani said relations…
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Tehran, Delhi Sign 15 Major Deals
EghtesadOnline: India and Iran signed 15 agreements in the presence of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday.
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India Gets 1st Woman Defense Head in Years Amid Border Woes
EghtesadOnline: Nirmala Sitharaman, who was appointed as India’s first woman defense minister in 35 years, has her task cut out. Deliver on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of modernizing…
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Gadkari Visit Signals India Committed to Strong Ties
EghtesadOnline: New Delhi must work with the government of President Hassan Rouhani to ensure that bilateral irritants in fostering economic ties between the two nations are resolved soon, reads…
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Path to India Reforms Eased as Modi Turns Enemies Into Friends
EghtesadOnline: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ability to turn enemies into allies is expected to help kick start controversial labor and land reforms as he expands his authority over the majority…
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Israel Trip a Sign of Modi's Shifting Foreign Policy Calculus
EghtesadOnline: Looking for new agriculture technology as well as high-tech weapons to fuel his military modernization program, Narendra Modi is making a landmark trip to Israel, the first by…
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Trump Looks Forward to ‘Strategic’ Talks With ‘True Friend’ Modi
EghtesadOnline: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday in a White House visit that will allow the leaders to build personal rapport but is less certain…
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India’s Chabahar Project Hangs on Diplomatic Talks With US
EghtesadOnline: The trilateral engagement involving India, Iran and Afghanistan discussed during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Iran in May 2016 expanded avenues of trade…
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Trump and Modi to Seek Personal Rapport, Talk Defense Deals
EghtesadOnline: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet U.S. President Donald Trump next week on a trip to Washington that might allow the two leaders to build a personal rapport but is…
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Indian Premier: Kandla to Be Soon Linked to Chabahar
EghtesadOnline: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Kandla Port in Gujarat will soon be connected with Iran’s Chabahar Port, which will give a boost to India’s international trade and place…
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Modi is entering final stretch of his five-year term as PM
India's Government Will Soon Loosen Purse Strings: Deutsche Bank
EghtesadOnline: History suggests India’s government is about to embark on a spending spree.
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Modi's Big India State Vote Win Positions Him For Second Term
EghtesadOnline: With an overwhelming victory in India’s most important state election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has secured his place as the country’s most influential leader in more than…
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Apple Is Ready to Make iPhones in India, for a Price
EghtesadOnline: Apple Inc. is willing to start making iPhones in India, but it wants a big helping hand from Narendra Modi’s government first.
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Modi Set to Face Fallout From His 50-Day Cash Promise to India
EghtesadOnline: Short of a miracle, India’s prime minister Narendra Modi will fail to meet his own 50-day deadline to restore order to the country’s economy and ease the hardship faced by ordinary…
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India’s RBI Approved Cash Ban Just Hours Before Modi’s Speech
EghtesadOnline: The board of India’s central bank approved the move to ban high-denomination notes less than three hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the decision in a televised…
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Modi Own Goal Swamps India’s Big-Bang Year, Clouds 2017 Outlook
EghtesadOnline: India started 2016 as the world’s fastest-growing major economy, but at its end the nation faces a significant slowdown and the delay of what’s been hailed as Prime Minister Narendra…
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Modi's Rural Supporters May Not Hang On Much Longer
EghtesadOnline: The most ardent supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprise currency withdrawal are those you’d least expect: India’s rural poor, who are suffering the most with the…
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Stranded trucks, unpaid workers: India Inc counts cost of cash crunch
EghtesadOnline: Like millions of Indians fed up with corruption and counterfeiting, Vimal Somani cheered Prime Minister Narendra Modi's shock move to replace all high-value banknotes. Two weeks…
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May’s Indian Outreach Stumbles as Modi, Tata Play Hard to Get
EghtesadOnline: U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May clashed with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi over migration rules and failed to arrange a meeting with senior figures at Tata Group in a double…
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India's Modi hits out at Pakistan after attack in Kashmir
EghtesadOnline: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized Pakistan on Saturday, accusing it of being an exporter of terrorism, and vowing to mount a global campaign to isolate it.
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Indian PM Modi condemns Kashmir attack, 17 soldiers dead
EghtesadOnline: Militants attacked an Indian army brigade headquarters near the de factor border with Pakistan on Sunday, killing 17 soldiers in one of the most deadly attacks in the northern…
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Militants stage Kashmir attacks as Modi gives annual address
EghtesadOnline: Two armed militants attacked a police station in Indian-ruled Kashmir on Monday, police said, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his annual Independence Day speech in the…
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Modi Gov’t Improving Quality of Growth
EghtesadOnline: The Indian government’s policy focus hasn’t been based on populism, or on boosting cyclical growth through fiscal and monetary stimuli, but rather on repairing the system and…