Ottawa is stepping up its courtship of the region. The campaign was readily apparent in Singapore last week with a conference devoted to stronger ties with Southeast Asia.
On current trajectories, economies are expected to generate only about 400 million jobs over that same period — leaving a gap of staggering proportions.
In a separate order, Trump announced a committee, led by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, to monitor whether India ‘directly or indirectly’ imports Russian oil.
Israel sees Iran as an existential threat. But the US, Turkey & Gulf states fear refugee flows or attacks on oil sites. These countries need a stable end-state for the whole region over more strikes.
Before celebrations begin in New Delhi, the deal needs clarity about what the two leaders have actually agreed to—both in the agreement & in their phone call to take it over the finish line.
Union Budget brings home to markets the unpleasant reality of fiscal dominance where RBI ends up prioritising deficit financing over its primary function of inflation control.
Insulted and bullied by Donald Trump, European leaders are asking where they go from here. The right choice isn’t to kneel or fight back, but to disengage.
Less than a year before the First Constitutional Amendment, Patel wrote to Nehru about Supreme Court rulings that had 'knocked the bottom out' of press control laws.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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