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TopicAjay Banga

Topic: Ajay Banga

‘Remarkable’: France, Germany signals support to Ajay Banga as World Bank lead at G20 meet

Banga, nominated by the US to lead World Bank, gained traction with leading members, a sign that he will likely have a smooth ride to confirmation by the bank's executive board.

Army kid to Mastercard CEO who pushed for gender parity — Ajay Banga, US’s World Bank head nominee

Banga is the first India-born nominee for the post and, if selected, will be the first India-born person to hold the office. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2016.

US President Joe Biden nominates former MasterCard chief Ajay Banga to head World Bank

The World Bank Wednesday said it expects to select a new president by early May to replace David Malpass, who announced his resignation last week.

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Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.