Focus: Indo-Pacific | 3rd April 2024
India in a significant move expanded its strategic and defence partnerships with 3 SE Asian states – Singapore; Philippines and Malaysia during External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s trip to these countries where he engaged with slew of decision makers including top leadership. This happened as Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr ordered his government to strengthen […]
Indian Economy Review by AK Bhattacharya, Editorial Director, Business Standard | March 2024
FM outlines a nuanced economic policy approach Statements of a country’s finance minister often say a lot about the state of the economy and its direction. In recent media interactions, Union finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, has made many an important observation on the government’s economic policy stance on key issues. On the question of […]