Focus: Indo-Pacific | 6th March 2024
Tensions are escalating in the South China Sea (SCS) region between China and Philippines. Over the past weekend China has accused a top Philippine envoy of “reckless speculation”, hitting back at the official’s claim that Beijing was using economic coercion against Manila in their dispute over SCS. The Philippines’ top envoy in the United States […]
Latin America & Caribbean Review | Ambassador Deepak Bhojwani | March 2024
Political Developments On 4 February El Salvador’s voters overwhelmingly endorsed President Nayib Bukele for a second term. He outclassed his opponents from the left-wing Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), and the right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance, the two parties that shared power before Bukele’s New Ideas (Nuevas Ideas) party appeared. Bukele has become a consequential and […]
Indian Economy Review by AK Bhattacharya, Editorial Director, Business Standard | February 2024
GDP growth number could bring more cheer to economy The second advance estimates (SAE) of India’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023-24 were released on the last day of February and the numbers there provided an unexpected and remarkable boost to sentiments about the Indian economy. These estimates showed that the economy’s size this […]
