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World Bank approves $1bn COVID-19 aid for India

In South Asia, the World Bank also approved $200 million for Pakistan, $100 million for Afghanistan, $7.3 million for the Maldives and $128.6 million for Sri Lanka.  IMAGE: Railway police......

Why India Will Like Shigeru Ishiba

Shigeru Ishiba is expected to prioritise strengthening Japan's military capabilities and fostering deeper international partnerships, particularly with India, with whom Japan shares significant......

How India Won Back Maldives's Trust

The avoidable stresses and strains in ties helped in one way.It showed for the entire region how a matured India handled diplomatic relations, especially with a smaller and suspicious neighbour,......

Joe Biden to visit India next month for G20 summit

United States President Joe Biden will travel to India from September 7 to 10 to attend the G-20 Leaders' Summit during which he will discuss with other leaders a range of global issues, including......

Why Does Modi Not Slash Chinese Imports?

India's national security focus has shifted from the western border to the eastern one.But our trade with China keeps rising.This trade is against our interest, because most of it comprises of......

World Bank ups India growth forecast to 7% for FY25

The World Bank on Tuesday raised the growth forecast for the Indian economy to 7 per cent from an earlier projection of 6.6 per cent in the current fiscal, helped by recovery in the agri sector and......

World Bank expects India's GDP growth to reach 8% by 2017

Image: India's GDP growth is expected to accelerate to 7.5 per cent in FY16. Photograph:Reuters The World Bank has predicted a GDP growth rate of 8 per cent for India by 2017 and said that a......

World Bank sees India growing at 8.3% in 2021

The World Bank on Tuesday projected India's economy to grow at 8.3 per cent in 2021 and 7.5 per cent in 2022, even as its recovery is being hampered by an unprecedented second wave of the COVID-19,......

DeMo and GST disrupted India's growth: World Bank

A slowdown in India's growth rate, the World Bank said, also affected the growth rate of South Asia. As a result, South Asia has fallen to second place after East Asia and the Pacific.......

Pakistan's economic woes don't allow a conflict with India

The country has been facing an ever-rising fiscal deficit, increasing debt and a hamstrung economy.   IMAGE: The Wagah checkpost between India and Pakistan. Trade between the two......

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