The country though, international publications note, is doing one thing right in trying to give China a run for its money, even if it's going about it the wrong way.
Barry Naughton, economist & expert on China, talks about the challenges of the nation's post-Covid economy & its new focus on 'construction of modernised industrialised system'.
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Sunday that US, Europe and China are all slowing down simultaneously, making 2023 tougher than 2022 for the global economy.
Expectations of growth must be tempered, and with different indicators painting different pictures, World Bank's 6.5% full year growth forecast is more likely than RBI's 7%.
To combat the slowdown triggered by second Covid wave, the plan will focus on increasing agricultural production, generating quality employment and augmenting health infrastructure.
Construction, manufacturing, mining & services industry like hotels and transportation are to be the worst hit, says first advance GDP estimate released by the National Statistical Office.
Congress' Adhir Chowdhury wrote to Om Birla, saying Parliament needs to discuss ‘notable’ issues like the farmers’ agitation, Covid vaccine status, and economic slowdown.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.
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.
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