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Tuesday, October 1, 2024
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Topic: China

More pain in store for rupee as India braces for external headwinds

While foreign currency debt has zoomed, various external vulnerability indicators paint a rather mixed picture, according to RBI's annual report.

Modi improving ties with China may give India more elbow room with Trump

Recent remarks by BJP’s Ram Madhav are an indication of the Modi government’s desire to improve the mood music with China.

Imran Khan’s existential crisis in Pakistan: To cut or not to cut defence expenditure

As Pakistan hurtles towards deeper economic crises, Imran Khan's biggest problem isn't Trump or IMF but his own compatriots.

Asia’s wealth managers are getting wealthier as competition grows to handle millionaires

Demand for wealth experts increases every time an entrepreneur hands their reigns to the next generation. 

In historic US-India talks, focus is on China & not Russian missiles Modi govt is eyeing

The Americans believe that now’s not the time to corner Delhi, especially as the acquisition of Russian S-400 missiles is going to take quite long.

Censored, yes, but China’s versions of Instagram and WhatsApp are a global rage

Apps like TikTok and We Chat reportedly have millions of users around the world, and a bike-sharing app has already reached 200 cities.

Not just Argentina & Turkey, India among host of ‘fragile’ emerging markets at risk

The textbook recipe for an emerging-market crisis requires large debt, and an associated domestic credit bubble.

India, China & Turkey may continue to buy Iranian oil even after US sanctions

With sanctions to resume in November, Iran may resort to bartering and smuggling to keep its oil exports to almost 800,000 barrels a day. 

Friend China is torturing Muslims, but Islamic Republic Pakistan is quiet. Here’s why

There is Beijing's United Nations Security Council membership, the CPEC, and the host of support Islamabad has received over the years.

China’s growing GDP won’t change the fact that the only currency and bank that matter are American

The newest OECD paper finds that China's growth will have to reconcile with its soon-to-be aging demographic.

On Camera

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?