Mahua Venkatesh

<p> <strong>The 13 member Indo Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), kicked off at the QUAD summit in Tokyo, is an emphasis of the growing importance of regional blocs and their functioning …

<p> <strong>The Centre, which finally drastically slashed domestic fuel prices, is hoping to make up a part of the losses by higher collection of goods and services tax along with …

<p> <strong>Amid China’s slowing economy, its much-hyped Belt and Road Initiative is set to be further impacted. China, which is grappling with multiple domestic problems leading to an economic slowdown, …

<p> <strong>The ban on Indian wheat exports is not likely to affect the outbound shipment of rice. India, the largest exporter of rice, supplied rice to more than 150 countries …

<p> <strong>Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s one day visit to Nepal on the occasion of Buddha Purnima and his acknowledgment that Lumbini was Buddha’s birthplace has been a “huge sentiment booster” …

<p> <strong>Notwithstanding India’s sudden decision to ban wheat exports, can New Delhi alone be held responsible for rising prices of the grain and concerns over shortage of food? Experts said …

<p> <strong>Will Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s one day visit to Lumbini in Nepal on the occasion of Buddha Purnima give a new thrust to the political and bilateral contours between …

<p> <strong>Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Lumbini in Nepal on the occasion of Buddha Purnima is expected to kickstart the much needed tourism driven economy on the Buddhist Circuit. …

<p> Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Nepal’s Lumbini on the occasion of Buddha Purnima is more than symbolic. This is Modi’s fifth visit to Nepal.</p> <p> "Landed in Nepal. …

<p> <strong>Notwithstanding the stringent sanctions on Moscow by the West, the Russian economy is “performing well.” importantly, the country, a main supplier of wheat to the world, is not facing …

<p> <strong>Pakistan’s economic crisis is just getting deeper. With the surge in its import bill amid depleting foreign exchange reserves, Islamabad is inching towards bankruptcy. The Shehbaz Sharif government has …

<p> <strong>The road ahead will be tough for Sri Lanka’s newly inducted Prime Minister Ranil Wikremesinghe, as he takes charge amid a battered economy, bankrupt coffers and widespread violence.  While …

<p> <strong>Sri Lanka’s economic crisis triggered by a debt default and acute shortage of food and fuel leading to violence has hit headlines but several other countries – Pakistan, Nepal, …

<p> <strong>Will Pakistan, engaged in negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout package be able to implement the stringent conditions set by the multilateral lender? The IMF …

<p> Businesses in China have been braving uncertainties for the last two years since the outbreak of the Covid 19 pandemic but many analysts are now saying that things are …

<p> <strong>Amid rapidly deteriorating macroeconomic situation in Turkey, the road ahead for the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to get tougher. Turkey is slated to go to polls …

<p> <strong>The Pakistani rupee seems to be coming under pressure once again after showing some resilience. On May 7, the currency was pegged at over 186 to a US dollar. …

<p> <strong>India and Bangladesh will jointly work towards strengthening regional cooperation and development in the aftermath of the Covid 19 pandemic. That apart the changing geopolitical contours driven by the …

<p> <strong>Indian farmers are planning a massive rally in New Delhi later during the year to press for bringing in reforms in the agriculture sector. About a lakh farmers from …

<p> <strong>After Egypt, many more countries are now looking to purchase wheat from India. Egypt, the world’s largest importer of wheat, is already looking to source the cereal from India …

<p> <strong>Pakistan’s annual inflation rate in April rose to 13.4 per cent – the highest in two years. In March the figure was 12.7 per cent. Inflation in the south …