Though Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are also India's close neighbours in South Asia, Delhi's relationship with Kathmandu is special because of historic people-to-people, economic and strategic ties. Nepal shares a largely open border of more than 1,750km (466 miles) with five Indian states; Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, Bihar and West Bengal.

Tension between India and China may be thawing, but the two countries still remain bitter rivals, writes Shyam Saran.

Forum Malls, the retail arm of real estate developer Prestige Group, aims to nearly double its portfolio of shopping centres by opening 14 new malls across India's top cities by 2029 as it bets on sustained demand,

The crash occurred just as Air India was in the middle of modernizing its fleets with new seats and amenities as it seeks to compete with larger airlines.