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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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ADB cuts India’s growth outlook for 2019 as global risks mount

India’s GDP will probably rise 7.2% this year, down from December forecast of 7.6%, according to ADB’s latest Asian Development Outlook report.

What’s next for Indian stocks after posting world’s biggest rally in March

Investors will have to watch out for Lok Sabha election results, corporate profits, US-China trade talks & big moves in oil prices.

Islamic State has collapsed, but the ground is still fertile for a new reign of terror

It is more than likely that one of the many smaller factions of Islamist militants will now seek to fill the void created by the collapse of Islamic State.

There are more than 1 billion guns in the world and this is who owns them

The majority of the firearms in the world are owned by ordinary people, according to the Small Arms Survey.

US denies allegations of spying on India’s A-SAT test, but says was aware of it

US Air Force Space official says they knew the A-SAT test was coming because of flight bans that India had announced and information published previously.

Why China isn’t standing by Iran while its trade war with US continues

China continues to benefit from Iran’s energy resources while Iran struggles to use its earnings to purchase Chinese exports.

In first-of-its-kind deal, OxyContin maker reaches $270 mn settlement with Oklahoma

Mexican mogul criticises Lopez Obrador’s economic policies, and New York County declares measles emergency.

America’s greatest global advantage is demographics

If the U.S. is to keep its demographic edge, it will have to find ways of reconciling two competing imperatives

Indian analysts worry about advantage Pakistan as US-Afghanistan ties hit new low

Afghan National Security Adviser was summoned and pulled up by US after he accused its special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad of vested interests in the peace process.

India’s Balakot strikes were long time coming, but only Pakistan can end terrorism

Trump must focus on ensuring that Pakistani terrorism against India (and Afghanistan) is defeated for the larger success of US geopolitical interests in Asia.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts training Jammu & Kashmir cops 

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.