Global media also reports on what lies ahead for IndiGo after Pieter Elbers’ exit, how Sunrisers' signing of Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed sparked a row & AI's impact on the IT industry.
NYT & BBC report on rumours of shortage of cooking gas while FT looks at India’s lowering of barriers to Chinese investment and the ‘wariness’ behind it.
War in Middle East can affect India’s strong growth, which IMF forecast at 6.4% earlier and also push inflation higher from 2.75% recorded in January, global media predicts.
Also, The Economist examines if India’s ‘balancing act’ amid chaos offers it autonomy, or does it suggest it is ‘dangerously dependent on lots of different places at once’.
Global media also makes a case for India to join the Comprehensive & Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and reports on Nitish Kumar stepping down from CM's chair & a judge's warning.
Global media reports on how India’s remittance is tied to the now-troubled region & the war’s cascading effect on economy. J&K's maiden Ranji Trophy win also drew its attention.
NYT writes ties were 'largely frozen’ after Trudeau’s accusations. But thaw began after a meeting between Modi & Carney last June as Canada looks for markets beyond ‘suddenly unreliable US’.
Rather than presenting the full spectrum of Indian culture at once, a more strategic approach would be to identify one globally intelligible cultural lane & invest in it consistently.
The countries signed a memorandum for co-development of UNICORN masts in November 2024. India has been second Asian nation to have such an agreement with Tokyo, after Philippines.
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