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Friday, November 8, 2024
TopicAusterity drive

Topic: Austerity drive

Imran Khan wants to cement ties with ‘all-weather’ partner China in November visit

Here’s what’s happening across the border: A judicial commission to fly abroad to record Pervez Musharraf’s statement in high treason case, Pakistan government to present proposed IMF bailout plan before Parliament for nod.

Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Maneka says he doesn’t have a magic wand

Here’s what’s happening across the border: PM House buffaloes auctioned as Imran Khan’s austerity measures continue; IMF reaches Pakistan to review its economic health.

Pak minister alleges Muslim rights violations in EU but ignores her own country’s record

Here's what's happening across the border: Nawaz Sharif, Maryam freed, court suspends sentence; Imran Khan fails on austerity promise yet again

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3 national capitals that will be the unhappiest about Trump’s victory & 3 that will be happiest

In the capitals that will now be the unhappiest, a Kamala Harris victory was presumed, and a lot of actions and calculations were predicated upon that.

US President-elect Trump vows to slash trade deficit with India. How trade fared under him vs Biden

India-US trade in first 3 yrs under Biden was $122 bn, while it was $83 bn in Trump’s first term. Average trade surplus in India’s favour grew from $18 bn under Trump to $31 bn under Biden.

China unveils J-35A stealth fighter, with striking resemblance to US F-35. Here’s how they compare

The Chinese aircraft has uncanny similarities to the American F-35 jet. There are claims that China copied the design. Cyber theft of F-35 design data was reported in 2009.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.