A new study finds that suicide is the second-leading cause of death for young people in India, which has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. The study, published Friday in the British health journal The Lancet, indicates that 56 percent of women and 40 percent of men who committed suicide in India […]
Study: Many Young People in India Committing Suicide
Posted June 22nd, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
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India Holds Interest Rates Steady, Despite Slowing Growth
Posted June 18th, 2012 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
India’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged Monday in a bid to curb inflation, despite pressure to cut rates to spur lagging economic growth. The Reserve Bank kept the rate at 8 percent, and the cash reserve rate for banks at 4.75 percent. The bank said a further rate cut could make inflation worse. It […]
India’s Ruling Coalition Nominates Finance Minister for President
Posted June 15th, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
India’s ruling coalition has nominated the country’s finance minister to serve as the next president. The coalition, led by the Congress Party, on Friday chose Pranab Mukherjee as its candidate. The election will be next month, if opposition parties have a candidate to run against him. In India, the president’s post is largely ceremonial and […]
Clinton: US, India Love Affair Not Over
Posted June 13th, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
The United States and India say shared economic and security concerns are pushing the two democracies closer together. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna spoke in Washington Wednesday, following the third annual strategic dialogues between the two countries. Clinton stood by remarks she made two years ago, when she […]
US, India Hail Intensifying Cooperation
Posted June 13th, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
Top U.S. and Indian officials meeting in Washington say both nations increasingly share a vision for the future, downplaying key differences between the two leading democracies. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hosted Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna at the State Department Wednesday, praising Indian cooperation on trade and security matters. “We are forging a […]
Clinton, Indian Foreign Minister to Hold Talks
Posted June 13th, 2012 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says U.S. ties with India have never been stronger, as she prepares to hold talks with Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna. The meeting Wednesday in Washington marks the latest round of high-level talks between the two countries, following a visit to India last week by U.S. Defense Secretary Leon […]
Pakistan, India’s Stand-Off Continues on Glacier Dispute
Posted June 12th, 2012 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan and India’s latest talks about whether to end decades of a military stand-off on the Siachen glacier ended with both sides failing to reach an agreement. The two-day meeting ended Tuesday in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi with nothing more than a joint commitment to “serious, sustained and result-oriented efforts” for an amicable settlement […]
Pakistan, India Hold Talks on “World’s Highest Battlefield”
Posted June 11th, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan and India are holding talks on whether to demilitarize the Siachen glacier, known as the world’s highest battlefield. The two-day meeting that began Monday in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi is the 13th round of talks and the first time both sides have met on the issue since April, when an avalanche buried 140 […]
Panetta Calls for Closer Security Ties with India
Posted June 6th, 2012 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Wednesday wrapped up his two-day visit to New Delhi with a call for closer defense ties with India as the new U.S. defense strategy is being developed for the 21st century. Panetta also said the two sides need to overcome “often deep” differences with Pakistan to ensure peace and […]
Panetta: US, India Must Overcome Differences With Pakistan
Posted June 6th, 2012 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the United States and India need to overcome “often deep” differences with Pakistan to ensure peace and prosperity in South Asia. As he wrapped up his two-day visit to India Wednesday, Panetta said Pakistan is a “complicated relationship” for both countries, but it is one the United States and […]
