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Topic: G20

IMF, G-20 warn recovery may be derailed, risks still very high

While global economic activity has picked up since June, there are signs that recovery may be losing momentum, & the crisis is likely to leave deep scars.

WEF selects Bengaluru, Hyderabad among 36 to pioneer smart cities roadmap

The list of 36 cities will herald a new roadmap for safely adopting new technology as part of the G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance.

G-20 works to firm up debt relief plan for poor, Covid-hit nations & it’s counting on China

Policy makers are hoping for a buy-in from China, the world’s largest official creditor owning almost 60% of bilateral debt that the poorest nations were due to repay this year.

Politics hampered WHO’s response to Covid, review panel chief says

The WHO and its members have been scrutinized for their responses to the pandemic that has struck about 47 million people, killing more than 1.2 million & stifling economies worldwide.

World Bank calls on China to cancel debt to coronavirus-hit poor countries

Of the amount due in the G20 debt plan, $7.17 billion, was to China and the amount is likely to rise to $10.51 billion next year if the debt service is extended.

Old friends expect Trump’s US to become even more erratic

Leaders from the Group of 20 are bracing themselves for the American president to get even more unpredictable.

World Bank expects private creditors to join G20 in providing debt relief

The G-20 in April agreed to allow a temporary suspension of debt repayment for more than 70 impoverished nations.

Pakistan requests G-20 members for debt relief

According to the economic affairs ministry, the formal requests were sent to individual countries Friday under the G-20 Covid-19 Debt Service Suspension Initiative.

Best practices template and relief fund: India seeks joint approach at G20 meet on Covid-19

The G20 countries are set to meet today via videoconference to deal with the ongoing deadly pandemic.

A global economic shock needs a global solution

The G-7 and the G-20 can play an important role in getting to a better outcome both for individual countries & the collective.

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Trump tariff forces India to shed illusion. Stop conflating status with power

India’s future lies in pragmatism. Protectionism must be phased out gradually, not in disruptive shocks.

Trump’s new trade tariff will have an impact not just on India but also South Asia. Here’s how

India's $86.5 bn in exports to US could be significantly impacted but it is expected to remain a preferred country for manufacturing.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.