Focus Neighbourhood: India, first country to back Sri Lanka’s IMF relief programme – IHC Santosh Jha
India, first country to back Sri Lanka’s IMF relief programme – IHC Santosh Jha The Island | 23rd January In overcoming the worst crisis in Sri Lanka’ s history, the country’s neighbor, India, became the leading backer of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) relief programme, India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha said. “Our desire […]
Focus: Indo-Pacific | 24th January 2024
In a significant move the Chinese leadership last week appointed Hu Haifeng, son of former Chinese President Hu Jintao as a vice minister of civil affairs. This is a leap into senior ranks of the government from a small city. This comes as tensions between Beijing and Manila continue to rise in the South China […]
Focus: Indo-Pacific | 24th January 2024
West Asia & North Africa Digest by Ambassador Mahesh Sachdev | January 2024
IA) Political Developments: Pan-Regional and Global Issues WANA Regional Security and Terrorism Following the end of the humanitarian pause and exchange of some of the hostages and prisoners, the IDF-Hamas hostilities resumed in Gaza on Dec 1 and continued unabated till the end of the month under review. According to the Hamas-run Gaza […]
Indian Economy Review by AK Bhattacharya, Editorial Director, Business Standard | January 2024
Budget challenges arise from India’s latest GDP numbers In the run-up to the presentation of the Interim Budget for 2024-25, the National Statistical Office’s (NSO) latest data on India’s economic growth contained many messages for policy makers and observers of the Indian economy. Gross domestic product or GDP, according to NSO, was expected to […]