Mahua Venkatesh

India, with increased focus on electric vehicles, needs to rapidly develop its own value chain of rare earth elements (REE). India has the world’s fifth largest rare earth reserves but …

The uncertainty in Pakistan’s political and economic landscape is pushing more and more of citizens to relocate. The number of Pakistanis wishing to leave the country will rise further as …

India has prominently featured among the few countries that provided assistance to Kabul, since the withdrawal of the US troops in August last year. Aid from India in the form …

Benjamin Netanyahu’s comeback as Israel’s Prime Minister is expected to give a push to the proposed India-Middle East Food Corridor being developed jointly by India, UAE and Israel. The India-Middle …

India must up its ante as Bangladesh’s opposition parties including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) are now gearing up to hold rallies and processions and even blockade the country in …

India, which has often been hit by terror attacks, must carve out mechanisms to regulate crypto currencies amid the emerging payment and fund raising platforms along with wider usage of …

Bilateral trade between India and Russia is all set to exceed $30 billion in the next one year– much before the 2025 target. Trade between the two countries driven by …

Pakistan’s exit from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list has brought little cheer to the country’s economic managers even as estimates suggest that the cumulative real GDP losses …

India’s economic managers are not worried about the surge in imports from China – in the January-September period of this year, inbound shipment from Beijing soared to $89.66 billion. They …

The change in guard in the UK with Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak taking over as Prime Minister, will not alter the course of negotiations on the proposed free trade …

India’s exports to Europe are expected to rise in the short to medium term after the latter’s trade with Russia is in question following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Despite increasing …

A host of Japanese companies are quietly looking to expand their existing businesses and boost manufacturing facilities in India amid rise in global economic uncertainty driven by the Russia-Ukraine war. …

India, which is driving the global digital economy, has already clocked about 70 billion digital payment transactions in 2022—the highest in the world.  This is a sharp increase from the …

India will go into a trade pact with the UK only if it is mutually beneficial. While UK in the post Brexit phase is looking to expedite the inking of …

The rising terror threats from Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) or the Pakistani Taliban could deal a further blow to Pakistan’s already battered economy. The government has issued an alert after negotiations …

The multi-trillion PM Gati Shakti infrastructure programme launched exactly a year ago by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has caught the attention of several global investors especially after Apple’s decision to …

Pakistan’s economic crisis driven by severe cash crunch has led to a sharp reduction in government expenditure. According to data, about 10 ministries received no funds in the first quarter …

The ban on foodgrain exports which include rice and wheat is set to continue for long as India looks to prioritise its domestic needs. Not just that. The government is …

Indian economic managers are unfazed by the revision of the country’s GDP growth projections. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday slashed India’s growth projection from the earlier 7.4 per …

Global investors are betting big on India despite rising challenges driven by geopolitical shifts notwithstanding the lowering of growth projections for the country by most agencies. Several business heads are …

The horrific bomb blast at the Kaaj Learning Centre in Kabul which left 53 dead – mostly girls– has only made the 400 odd Afghan refugee students studying at the …