Mahua Venkatesh

The arrest of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad which has already led to violence in several parts of the country, will further dent the crumbling economy. Economic …

“Unless India reviews the action it took on August 5, 2019 (abrogation of Article 370), Pakistan is not in a position to engage bilaterally with India,” Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal …

The spotlight is on Washington. Will it manage to avert a debt default? If the debt ceiling – the maximum amount that a country can borrow — is not enhanced …

Will Apple Inc’s top boss Tim Cook’s India visit drive more multinationals to look at expanding operations in the country? Cook during his visit to India last month launched two …

The Shehbaz Sharif government, which has not managed to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) yet for the resumption of the $6.5 billion loan programme, will be …

India has begun the new financial year on a positive note, registering healthy growth in both manufacturing and services sectors. With an S&P Purchasing Managers’ Index for the services sector …

Issues related to sustainable development and climate change have been the thrust of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s deliberations at the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) annual meeting of the Board of …

India’s ban on food grain exports will not be lifted anytime soon amid rising concerns over an El Nino situation. After total exports of rice touched 22.28 million tonnes (MT) …

Concerns for Pakistan’s policymakers have risen as heavy rains lashed several parts of Pakistan including the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, crops. These regions were damaged by heavy floods last year …

The theme, which is repeated the maximum of times in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Mann Ki Baat, is related to nature, the importance of protecting the earth and environment along …

India is looking at the rupee ruble payment system with Russia as a long term arrangement. An exercise that started off primarily to ease payments after Russia was barred from …

Common people in Pakistan have to prepare for the worse as inflation is set to further rise in the coming months even as Islamabad has promised to take stern action …

The 7,200 km long International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) connecting India and Russia is now rapidly coming to life after remaining a slow starter for years. Next month a …

The European Union, hit by surging prices, is likely to push back against further expansion of sanctions against Russia, though the energy crisis has eased significantly with the winter passing …

Pakistan’s stringent blasphemy laws could dent its already battered economy. The recent arrest of a Chinese engineer, who was accused of blasphemy has sent chills across the country’s industry and …

Global rating agencies have clear biases against India, Sanjeev Sanyal, Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) tells India Narrative in an interview. While speaking on …

The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) is hopeful that India’s growth rate will be closer to 6.5 per cent even as the International Monetary Fund lowered the …

As Pakistan battles multiple crises –economic, political and security—all in one go, citizens are getting desperate to leave the country. In 2022, more than 800,000 citizens left the country. Data …

The multiple government schemes targeted at the country’s poor have reached the beneficiaries without any discrimination. In certain cases the minority community has gained more than others, the Economic Advisory …

The killings of gangster turned politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf have hit headlines the world over. The killings undoubtedly need thorough investigations. The Uttar Pradesh police have launched …

India, as it presses the pedal on a free trade agreement with Russia to boost economic and trade activities, has a message to the world — that New Delhi will …