In the firing line for the alleged cold-blooded killing of Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran’s 12-year-old son, the Sri Lanka high commissioner in India, Prasad Kariyawasam, has questioned the

His government buffeted by Choppergate, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has conveyed his “serious concerns” to visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron about charges that kickbacks were paid in the

The importance New Delhi attaches to getting more information on the UK-based AgustaWestland, which is a UK-based subsidiary of Italian conglomerate Finmeccanica, has already been indicated in remarks

India and France may not have sealed the two big ticket deals — on the Rafale fighter jets and the Jaitapur nuclear plant — during the on-going visit of French President Francois Hollande, but the two

Mali, the west African nation roiled by turmoil as Malian and French forces battle Al Qaeda-backed Islamist militants, is expected to be a major issue for discussion during the bilateral talks to be h

In a swiftly-globalising world and driven by its own concerns, India is busy seeking its place in the sun where economic diplomacy is concerned. Acutely aware that economic diplomacy can be effectively used as a political instrument, New Delhi is focusing on this on the world stage in the hope that it will bring the country benefits.

The actual inking of two big-ticket deals between India and France — the Rafale deal for 126 fighter jets and an agreement on the Jaitapur nuclear plant — might still be some way away but when French president Francois Hollande comes to India next week, the two countries will be hoping to reassert their strategic ties.

External affairs minister Salman Khurshid is all set to plant India’s diplomatic flag in the cold and hostile environs of Antarctica when he visits Earth’s southernmost continent on Wednesday. His journey to the cold continent will come about during his on-going visit to Chile and Argentina.

The Elysee Palace’s femme formidable, French Presi-dent Francois Hollande’s partner Valérie Trierweil-er, is all set to accompany him on a day’s visit to New Delhi on February 14.

French President Francois Hollande’s famously controversial partner Valérie Trierweiler is set to accompany him on his one-day visit to New Delhi on February 14.