Mahua Venkatesh

Several issues including a host of non trade ones such as labour, intellectual property rights and environment could become a stumbling block in the ongoing negotiations for the proposed free …

As Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves held by its central bank fell to $6.7 billion during the week that ended December 2, Islamabad may have to look at restructuring its debt. …

As the dust settles on Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections and their outcomes, the focus will shift to the northeast. Assembly elections in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland are expected to …

Improvement in the law and order situation, basic infrastructure development to ensure bijli, sadak and paani (electricity, roads and water) besides the Modi factor led to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s …

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has a tall task ahead as the country’s primary opposition party Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) gears up to launch a massive rally in Dhaka on …

As the world grapples with a strained supply chain network amid surge in Covid 19 cases in China and its subsequent stringent measures, countries are now starting to scout for …

Nagpur based Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) will launch a special training programme on Japanese language, work culture and communication for its students. The programme will commence in January …

The world, including India’s partners in the Indo-Pacific QUAD, including the United States, Japan and Australia are closely monitoring New Delhi’s move as it starts getting import orders from Russia. …

Amid dwindling economic situation, Nepal’s new government has its task cut out—chalking out clear economic and foreign policies especially as it is slated to graduate to a middle income nation …

Even as Pakistan assured that it will not fail in debt repayment due in early December, the risks of a possible default will linger. Jameel Ahmad, Governor, State Bank of …

As the Nepali Congress looks set to form the next government, all eyes are on the Citizenship Amendment bill. Nepal’s President Bidhya Devi Bhandari refused to sign the bill in …

PM Gati Shakti, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious multi-trillion infrastructure project focusing on easing logistics will be a game changer for businesses and will attract foreign investments, Kazuya Nakajo, Executive …

As India and Japan look at expanding economic ties amid shifting geopolitical dynamics, the two are focusing on boosting people to people contact to alter the existing perception. “Existing Japanese …

Has China got caught between the devil and deep blue sea? After continuous justification for following a strict zero Covid approach, a sizable population in China now wants to continue …

The impact of the devastating floods continues to plague Pakistan as large swathes of land are still under water. This has impacted the sowing of winter crops in many places …

India, which will assume the one year presidency of the G20 nations from next week, is determined to leave a permanent mark as its chair. Importantly, India will also aim …

Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar finds himself in a bind. Dar, a close aide of PML-N supremo, was reappointed Finance Minister, promised to bring down prices and reduce taxes. But …

All eyes are on India as it assumed the one-year presidency of the G20 group amid shifting geopolitical dynamics and rising global challenges. The government started preparations for this a …

Eyebrows are being raised in Kathmandu over the Nepal Army awarding the contract for the sixth package of the Kathmandu-Terai Fast Track (KTFT) road project to a controversial Chinese company …

Amid deepening ties between India and Russia, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s four day tour to India—her first since she took charge is being closely monitored. As Yellen said that …

The trans-shipment exercise between Kolkata and India’s northeastern states via Bangladesh will open up a new horizon for both South Asian giants that share the fifth longest land border in …