Even if there is a limited outbreak outside China, a sharp slowdown in global growth is expected. The OECD now predicts that both China and India are expected to grow around 5 percent in 2020.
The JD(U) leader’s strategy appears to be to retain the Hindu votes by riding piggyback on the BJP and, at the same time, winning over the minorities by passing the resolution against the NRC.
Blue Dot Network, led by the US, provides an opportunity to get big-ticket projects off the ground
If the OECD projections are right, the Indian economy will continue to be in dire straits even in 2021-22
Many murder convicts, are left rotting in jail for life because unlike in death penalty cases, life sentences hardly evince judicial interest.
As of now, trade between China and its partner countries has not been impacted significantly in terms of volumes; however, the burden on suppliers has significantly increased.
While the growing spread of Covid-19 continues to be a source of worry for global investors, the prospects of a concerted policy response is giving rise to hope
India tops Asian manufacturing PMIs
The next 14 months will be crucial for the deal, during which the talks between the Taliban and Kabul need to fructify and peace must prevail. India could be more proactive in its Afghan policy.
Private sector gross value added was the lowest in the new GDP series
A major thrust of the new rules seems to be to ask auditors to hunt down information which a range of official agencies like Registrar of Companies, SEBI, Enforcement Directorate and of course, the banks ought to be doing
Other than the Bhima Koregaon case, the more crucial difference in the Maharashtra coalition is over the triple issues of the Citizenship Amendment Act, the National Register of Citizens, and the National Population Register.
Multiple entities running different airports will help mitigate financial risks and enhance performance
Earlier instances show that the correction from such emergencies is sharp and short, but this time the virus seems much more contagious and has spread rapidly across the globe
The British never liked the idea of being shown black flags in India when they were ruling the subcontinent. Their bias against black flags in India was passed on to the new rulers, who lapped up some of these unreasonable rules without giving them a thought.
A section of government officials and functionaries cutting across party lines and civil society groups feel that delimitation can be a tool to check the debilitating impact of the rapid demographic change in Assam.
The number of new startups dropped to a nine-year low in 2019, but overall fund inflow jumped to a five-year high
Climate change is the biggest development challenge that would demand sustained, meaningful investments and collective efforts, rather than individual action. The Amazon CEO’s fund could set the foundation for much greater climate action.
Numbers will show a continuing slowdown
India-US ties remain robust and it is not an exaggeration to say that they have the potential to become the “defining partnership” within this century.
The best way to make public sector banks strong is to transform their governance which is done best by privatizing them. Politicians have neither the inclination, nor the determination, to let them be run professionally without interfering.
Speculative interest is building up in gold
Year on year bank credit growth continues to decelerate as of mid-February
In the case of other central banks which implemented OT or LTRO kind of operations, these decisions were taken by the main interest rate body.
On the face of it, the riots could be attributed to the total collapse of proper policing, lack of intelligence on local ferment and even reckless and irresponsible posturing by some politicians.
