‘Transition process on since August’
Sriram Lakshman
Dr. Martha Kumar, an expert on American presidential transitions, on the logistics of the handover from Barack Obama to Donald Trump
interview Amit agarwal
Business
'Rivals find it shameful selling products unique to India'
Peerzada Abrar If there was a selection of products on Mars that people cared about and Amazon could build a rocket ship to bring it to the Earth, the world’s largest online retailer would get it, said Amazon India chief Amit Agarwal. Rival firm Flipkart had recently taken a pot-shot at Amazon saying that selling ‘Churan’ and ‘Hing’ do not make up real sales. In an interview, Mr. Agarwal, who looked dapper in blue jeans and shirt, said that Amazon believed customers should be able to find anything online but t
International
The worst form of terrorism is cross-border one: Bhutan PM
Suhasini Haidar Bhutan stands shoulder to shoulder with India in its fight against terror and need to protect its border, says Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay. In Goa for the BRICS-BIMSTEC outreach summit, Mr. Tobgay spoke to Diplomatic Editor Suhasini Haidar about the failure of SAARC, revival of BIMSTEC and bilateral ties.How does Bhutan view the current tensions between India and Pakistan, SAARCs two biggest nations, then?Well we are worried. [Tensions] worry the countries involved, they worry the region and ‘Siblings should never be split apart when adopted’
Eighteen years ago, Yasamma and Mariyamma Gedala were left in an orphanage in Kakinada. Yasamma, adopted by an American family, and now named Samantha Mari, has lived in the U.S. since 2000, but she still remembers her baby sister. Peter Griffin interviews Samantha