Mahua Venkatesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address on 15th August — the last Independence Day speech before the general elections next year, will be scrutinised with a fine tooth comb. Modi, a …

Despite rising threats from erratic climate conditions, India’s rice production in the last five years have steadily risen. In 2018-19, India produced 116.48 million tonnes of rice. In 2022-23, total …

Barely 20 years ago, Gujarat was the only state in India that organised regular investment summits under the Vibrant Gujarat brand. A trend, started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in …

China’s exports drop of 14.5 per cent in July – the biggest since the outbreak of the Covid 19 pandemic, amid slowing demand from the West have had a severe …

India is making an all-out attempt to complete pending connectivity projects with the strategically located Myanmar, which shares its border with four northeastern states — Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and …

Amid multiple economic challenges, the steady increase in the physical money supply in Pakistan is starting to haunt the Shehbaz Sharif government. The excess cash circulation has fanned parallel economy …

Central banks across the world may continue with the gold buying spree in the coming months. Amid the recent downgrade of the US by Fitch Ratings, the de-dollarisation exercise may …

After the inauguration of the much-awaited Sittwe Port in Myanmar, the Indian Railways has now announced linking the neighbouring country with Mizoram. It has approved the final location survey of …

Severe floods in China’s Beijing and surrounding areas including Hebei have damaged several crops, once again putting the spotlight on food security. The extreme weather fluctuations — from floods to …

Russia is gearing up to launch a pilot drive to test its digital ruble—a central bank digital currency, later this month. Sanction-hit Moscow, which is hoping to scale up the …

Islamabad’s euphoria over receiving discounted Russian oil could be short-lived. Pakistan, which received the first consignment of Russian oil in June, may have to revisit the deal. In less than …

India’s manufacturing sector continues to be robust. As India’s score stood at 57.7 on the S&P Global Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for July, it marked the 25th straight monthly growth …

Amid rising economic challenges and a slowdown in growth, China is rapidly getting caught in its own debt trap. The ballooning hidden debt, which has been piling up for years, …

The suicide bomb blast in Pakistan, coinciding with the much-hyped official visit of Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng to celebrate 10 years of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has put …

Women in rural India are breaking stereotypes as more and more of them are taking on the sceptre as key decision makers. Though until recently most women were primarily engaged …

No independent or third party assessment has been undertaken for the 10 year old China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) – the flagship of multi-trillion Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Even …

Barely a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that India is on its way to becoming the third largest economy sooner than expected, the State Bank of India in …

Amid high inflation and shortage of food, the uncertainty over the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI) has hit Pakistan, which is finding it more and more difficult to balance relations …

Even as India imposed a ban on exports of non basmati rice, it will continue to supply grains to countries that seek New Delhi’s assistance in the wake of the …

China’s below-expectation growth rate of 6.3 per cent in the April-June quarter has rattled the top leaders. The 25-member Politburo, comprising key decision makers of the Communist Party of China …

Why is the demand for tractors or other fast moving consumer goods increasing despite a patchy and uneven monsoon? A surge in government spending especially with a focus on infrastructure …