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Anil bhai, what will that 'cheap China loan' really cost you?

Drowning in debt, Anil Ambani's empire has been thrown a 'cheap loan' lifeline by Chinese banks. But going by the experience of other such borrowers, it's a fair bet they will demand their pound of flesh.

Risky business: our China trade boom masks mutual distrust

The ill-treatment of two Indian traders in China was not allowed to strain overall China-India ties. But given the mutual distrust in trade matters, more such risks lie ahead.

Indian diplomat's ill-treatment risks feeding anti-China bias

India is right to insist that the ill-treatment of its diplomat by local Chinese authorities in Yiwu must be dealt with firmly. But the incident must not be allowed to feed anti-Chinese prejudice in India.

India can outpace China, but it needs a bit of 'Mao magic'

A young population is India's strength, but it still needs investments in human capital if it is to leverage them to economic advantage. Enter Mao Zedong...

India is going in the wrong direction: Jim Walker

The famed economist tells Firstpost the Indian government is overspending on entitlement programmes, not on economic growth; and that China too faces many risks.

Here's the real reason why gold prices are soaring

It's not about hyperinflation fears in the US or about the dollar debasement, as gold bugs claim. It's really about something else closer home.

'Honey laundering' from China through India to America

Scam to skirt skirt US trade restrictions has the potential to taint the "Made in India" label and the reputation of Indian honey producers.

Beijing and Mumbai - America's new bogeymen?

In acknowledging Mumbai and Beijing, Obama is paying them respect. But in a recessionary environment, paranoia may breed another interpretation.

Thanks for the compliments, Obama. Pity they aren't true

However well-intentioned, exaggerated invocations of the rise of China and India aren't useful. A reality check.

Yes, we can! Let's make Subbarao the IMF chief

A headless IMF would vastly benefit from the services of our man at the RBI.

India-China energy race could stoke conflict, but it needn't

The Asian giants need energy - lots of it - to feed their growth. But that competition could imperil strategic stability unless it is managed effectively.

India is just another BRIC in China's Great Wall

China's invocation of 'multilateral spirit' is opportunistic. For India to misread it for a change of heart will skew its strategic calculations.

Silicon Valley returnees say the grass is greener in India and China

Time was when America stood as the unrivaled beacon of economic advancement, but Indians and Chinese who flocked to these shores once, are going home. And no, it's not because their visas have expired.

China incursion in Ladakh: The lesson India has not learnt

India's softly-softly approach to the latest instance of Chinese border provocation in Ladakh shows that it has not learnt one important lesson: rolling over and playing dead is a bad strategy to take on Chinese aggression on the border.