Institute Of South Asia Studies

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Singapore next month will elevate India's ties with this country to a strategic partnership, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said today, welcoming Indian government's efforts to simplify regulations and introduce tax reforms.

US plans to send warships or military aircraft within 12 nautical miles of China's artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, possibly within days, could open a tense new front in Sino-US rivalry.

The Maha Kumbh Mela, considered the largest public gathering in the world, will be the subject of a case study at Harvard University, which will study the logistics and economics behind it and the "pop-up mega-city" that comes to life in Allahabad during the religious event.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Singapore next month will elevate India's ties with this country to a strategic partnership, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said today, welcoming Indian government's efforts to simplify regulations and introduce tax reforms.

US plans to send warships or military aircraft within 12 nautical miles of China's artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, possibly within days, could open a tense new front in Sino-US rivalry.

The Maha Kumbh Mela, considered the largest public gathering in the world, will be the subject of a case study at Harvard University, which will study the logistics and economics behind it and the "pop-up mega-city" that comes to life in Allahabad during the religious event.