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Steel glut in the world became a hot topic in 11th G-20 Summit at Hangzhou city in China, notwithstanding it was not the agenda of the summit. Over-capacity in steel was alleged the main culprit and was hurting the global health of the economy. In a veiled attack to China, when China raised voice against the protectionism in the summit as a chair-person, European Commissioner President Jean Claude Junker vehemently protested against the Chinese over capacity in steel, holding it responsible for the glut. He urged China to set up a mechanism to address its problem of over-capacity. Succumbed to pressure, China called for a global forum for steel excess capacity adjustment.

North-east India is usually referred to as the “Land of Seven Sisters”. It implies a cultural homogeneity and cohesiveness of the seven States of the region: Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura. Nothing can be farther from the truth. Each State is different from the others in culture, language, population composition, social segmentation, political situation and in the degree of economic development. Even within the same State there are differences.

LUCKNOW: Interactive style of Rahul Gandhi and strategy of Prashant Kishor has boosted the morale of grassroot workers of Congress Party.

Anna Hazare is disappointed with his one-time disciple, Arvind Kejriwal. The hope with which “I was looking at Arvind Kejriwal is over”, the Gandhi-wannabe has said. He should have anticipated his disillusionment, for he had called Kejriwal “power hungry” even before he became the Delhi chief minister.

With iron ore, coal, coal-bed methane, bauxite, dolomite, charge chrome and other minerals at its door step along with abundant availability of underground and river water, excellent roads, ports, air service facilities, and steady power supply, West Bengal has been by far the country’s best industrial location since it was first spotted and developed by the UK’s East India Company in the mid-18th century.

India, as a vibrant nation, has a vital stake in the success of the strong and stable Modi Government which, however, needs to emerge out of its current style of 'maximum governance', where the nation's social order is being thrown in greater disarray and its democratic credentials brought into question on too many occasions in its first 28 months.

The refusal of the leaders of All Parties Hurriyat Conference to meet members of a parliamentary delegation on a visit to Srinagar must be seen an attempt to assert their relevance at a time when the ground is slipping beneath their feet. The perception has grown that control of ‘resistance movement’ has gradually taken over the path of violence under the influence of radical Islam. The Hurriyat leaders, therefore, felt it necessary to refurbish their credentials.

Indian carrier Jet Airways has set a new benchmark on inflight entertainment by launching a new technology that offers a wide variety of video and audio content directly to passengers on their own devices such as mobile phones, tablets and laptops.

It did not make much difference. But to keep the Indian rulers in good humour, the Obama administration made a departure from its past practice and modified the military logistics agreement, Logistics Support Agreement (LSA) to Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA). The USA has a standard draft text of military logistics agreement to be signed by the countries. Since the Obama administration badly needed on their side and was also aware of the criticism Narendra Modi and his government will have to face for allying with the US, the standard draft was replaced by a new summary text.

The intensification of the anti-corruption drive by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government has gained traction, raising anxiety levels in the Congress-led Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF).