Slower pace of expansion could hurt investment and job creation, testing fiscal and monetary policies that have remained loose despite rising inflation pressures.
Moscow’s indiscriminate bombing campaign in Syria, in support of President Bashar al-Assad’s brutal war against his own people, killed thousands of civilians.
Russia’s expulsion from the SWIFT financial messaging system will convince China to shift to digital money in global trade and finance to escape the ambit of American power.
Hardeep Puri, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kiren Rijiju and V K Singh will travel as special envoys to Ukraine’s neighbouring countries to monitor evacuation.
While US, Japan & Australia have spoken in unison against Russia’s war on Ukraine and supported each other over imposing sanctions against Moscow, India continues business as usual with Russia.
SWIFT messaging system is backbone for financing global trade. US, European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, UK & Canada have excluded Russia’s central bank & some other banks from SWIFT.
The aircraft Antonov AN-225 — which was named "Mriya" or "dream" in Ukrainian — was undergoing repair works at Gostomel airport near Kyiv since 24 February.
Beijing ordered banning posts that were 'not positive about Russia'. On Weibo, hashtag 'What’s special about Russia’s military operation' was viewed 28 million times.
The immediate effect of the Ukraine conflict would be the delay in delivery of ongoing projects by Russia. But the long-term impact would be the lessons China draws here.
MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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