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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
TopicIMF chief

Topic: IMF chief

Prospects for medium-term global growth weak, says IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva

She emphasised the need for strengthening global financial safety net, including reviewing IMF's quota resources, which are critical for ensuring predictability of its firepower.

Countries in stronger position should help others with debt woes, says IMF chief

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva also added that such assistance would be particularly important against the backdrop of high interest rates and currency depreciation.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.