Navy Sampath further remanded over 2008 abductions

Ajit Doval Calls For Transparency On Shared Cross-Border Water Resources

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval has made a strong pitch for transparency in sharing information on shared cross-border water resources and asserted that the weaponisation and politicisation of water needed to be countered. Addressing a meeting on National Security Advisers (NSAs) of BRICS nations here on Tuesday, Mr Doval mentioned certain instances of weaponisation of water and called for the need for complete transparency and unhindered information sharing with respect to shared cross-bo

29 Jul, 2023

With Little Faith in Prosperity, Even China’s Not-so-Rich Escape to the West

President Xi Jinping’s message to Chinese people everywhere is crisp: “tell China’s story well.” All organs of the Communist Party of China (CPC) have been harnessed not only in pursuit of the ‘Chinese Dream of National Rejuvenation’ but to also persuade the greatest possible number, both at home and abroad, that this virtuous goal is almost within Beijing’s grasp. In June 2023 alone, four major international forums were held in China to roll out the government’s vision for global human rights g

29 Jul, 2023

IMF upgrades India economic outlook, while China’s recovery loses steam

NEW YORK — The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday raised its economic forecast for India this year amid a modest improvement in the global growth outlook, but said that China’s post-pandemic recovery has weakened. According to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook update for July, India remains the world’s fastest growing big economy with a 6.1% expansion this year, up 0.2 percentage point from the IMF’s April projection. The IMF expects India to account for about a sixth of total global growth

29 Jul, 2023