Right to privacy in a modern democracy

The Supreme Court ruling on privacy settles the debate in India on this crucial issue, at least for now. But how does India compare to other democracies in protecting the privacy of its citizens?

Supreme Court of India’s ruling on privacy

In a historic ruling, perhaps the most significant and far reaching one in decades, the Indian Supreme Court has held that privacy is a fundamental right, delivering a big jolt to the Indian government and its pet scheme of generating biometric ID for all citizens.

Trump’s Afghanistan-Pakistan policy

United States’ President Donald Trump finally spelt out his Afghanistan policy and to little surprise he has made a U-turn from his campaign promise to withdraw from the quagmire. His pronunciations have a mixed message for India.

Les transports en Inde

L’engorgement des transports, dû principalement au manque d’infrastructures de base – routes, chemins de fer, aéroports – est un des principaux facteurs ralentissant le développement de l’Inde. Toutefois, les efforts concertés de ces vingt dernières années semblen...

Routes de campagne

Avec plus de 600 000 villages répandus à travers tout le pays, les relier tous à des routes praticables en toutes saisons reste un défi.

Skill Development in India

Defence Manufacturing in India

Baba Kalyani

Bharat Forge is likely to see growth in 2017 as they continue expansion into various new sectors and also because of the opening up of new opportunities in Indian defence manufacturing, says Kalyani. Bharat Forge has been one of the earliest private sector companies to enter the ...

David Velupillai

Not only is now a good time to invest in corporate jets, it has been seen that companies that utilise the maximum potential of these jets tend to do better financially, says Velupillai. David Velupillai, the marketing director of Airbus Central Entity, tells Biz@India why now is ...

Narendra Modi en France

Le Premier ministre indien Narendra Modi était en France, ce 4 juin 2017, dernière étape de sa tournée de 4 pays européens. Organisée à la dernière minute, cette visite est le gage d’une nouvelle dynamique Franco-indienne, notamment en termes d’énergies vertes et ren...

Narendra Modi in France

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rapid visit to France on the last leg of his 4-nation tour of Europe shows attempts to put a new energy at the heart of Indo-French ties. Less than three weeks after the inauguration of a new President and less than a week before he faces his firs...

A Ray of Hope