Indian Economy Review by Mr AK Bhattacharya, Editorial Director, Business Standard | July 2023
Highlights Govt comfortable with Q1 2023-24 revenues and fiscal targets Multidimensional poverty down, rural-urban divide continues Govt releases Annual Economic Review, outlines pros and cons Exports decline continues, signs of weakness in service exports Retail prices higher, IIP growth also up with wholesale deflation Kharif sowing picks up, but monsoon and its spread hold the […]
Focus: Indo-Pacific | 25th July 2023
Despite Henry Kissinger’s landmark visit to Beijing at age of 100 to create working ties with the Chinese leadership, the USA continued to put in place measures to deter China’s aggressive moves in the Indo-Pacific region. The United States commissioned a warship in Sydney on July 22), the first time a U.S. Navy vessel joined […]
A Conversation on India-France Strategic Partnership
The inaugural virtual conversation between Ananta Aspen and Aspen France took place on 7th July 2023. Amb. Arun K. Singh, Non-resident senior fellow, Carnegie India; Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, India Practice Head, Eurasia Group; Amb. Emmanuel Lenain, French Ambassador to India and Jean-Christophe Bas, Member of the Executive Committee, Aspen France, participated in this panel discussion. The […]
West Asia & North Africa Digest by Ambassador Mahesh Sachdev | July 2023
H I G H L I G H T S Political Developments Economic Developments Bilateral Developments IA) Political Developments: Pan-Regional and Global Issues Regional and International Developments ∙ The visit by the US secretary of state Antony Blinken to Saudi Arabia on June 8-9 included a call on Saudi PM and Crown Prince Mohammed bin […]
Focus: Indian Ocean Rim | 17th July 2023
India’s defence footprints are expanding steadily across Africa. After Egypt in Northern Africa, Tanzania in Southern-Eastern Africa is emerging as a defence hub for India. During the recent visit of External Affairs Minister S.Jaishankar to Tanzania, guided missile frigate, INS Trishul visited the ports of Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. INS Trishul conducted […]
Focus: Indo-Pacific | 12th July 2023
India is slowly but steadily expanding its defence engagements in SE Asia in China’s backyard. Besides Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia, Philippines has emerged as a key defence partner for New Delhi. Late last month and early July, Philippines Defence Minister was on visit to New Delhi and discussed through the regular or upgraded official-level interaction […]
Latin America & Caribbean Review- July 2023
HIGHLIGHTS ● Political Developments● Economic Developments● Focus India-LAC Political Developments On 30 May, President Lula of Brazil convened a summit of 11 South American Presidents – excluding Peru’s President Ms Dina Boluarte, who was “unable to attend due to domestic unrest” and represented by her prime minister. Lula has attempted to gain centre-stage and manage […]
Focus: Indian Ocean Rim | 5th July 2023
India’s Indian Ocean Region outreach received a major boost last week with the visit of NSA to Oman where he not only met the top leadership including the Sultan but also undertook a visit to Duqm Port where Indian Navy has been offered facilities. Oman remains an understated but a key player across the Arab […]
The G20 Summit Series 2023 : Amplifying the Voice of the Global South
Date And Time – 6th July 2023 | 5:15 PM – 6:30 PM India is a strong pillar of the developing world, and, therefore, assuming the chairmanship of the G20 offers several implications. India aims to champion the concerns of the Global South during its G20 presidency. Thus, this session will focus on how to […]
West Asia & North Africa Digest by Ambassador Mahesh Sachdev | June 2023
HIGHLIGHTS Political Developments Economic Developments Bilateral Developments IA) Political Developments: Pan-Regional and Global Issues Regional and International Developments The Arab League held its 32nd ordinary Summit on May 19 in Jeddah. It was conspicuous for two developments: firstly, it readmitted Syria to the Arab fold after over 11 years and President Bashar Al-Assad attended the […]