Mahua Venkatesh

China’s property market continues to be in stress. Demand is yet to pick up in the sector, which accounted for about 30 per cent of China’s GDP till the failure …

The Shehbaz Sharif government has once again been caught between the devil and the deep sea. Almost immediately after the cash starved nation received the much-needed breather from the International …

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s visit to India is not an ordinary one. This is Wickremesinghe’s first visit to New Delhi since he took charge as the President last year …

Can India, with a growing young population bank on a consumption boom to support its economy. Yes, if it plays its cards well. According to Worlddata, the median ages of …

China, which is struggling to put its economy back on track, is making a desperate attempt to woo back the private sector after an ugly witch-hunt. Amid Chinese President Xi …

Pakistan’s businesses, especially the small and medium enterprises, have been hit hard once again as the Shehbaz Sharif government raised power tariff even as headline inflation continues to remain at …

Not all’s well with the Chinese economy. Amid economic uncertainties, the Chinese are spending less and less impacting consumption. The country posted a GDP growth rate of 6.3 per cent …

Russia’s announcement to start lithium mining has come as a booster for India, which has positioned itself as a prominent global player in the electric vehicle segment. Though Russia has …

Barely days after Deputy National Security Advisor Vikram Misri visited Tehran to attend a high level meeting on connectivity through the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC), India’s Ambassador to …

The much-hyped Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) signed in November 2020 is yet to bear fruit. Though the trade pact is still taking shape, a trade analyst said that the …

Globalisation of India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), which first went beyond the borders in 2021, has steadily progressed. In 2021, Bhutan became the first country to adopt UPI. In just …

As Sri Lanka steers through its worst economic crisis, the completion of the first stage of the crucial $91.27 million railway project connecting Colombo with Jaffna by India has brought …

India has pulled out 451 million people out of poverty in the last 15 years—between 2005-06 and 2019-21, a United Nations report revealed yesterday. The data throws up some important …

India’s aggressive push to boost logistics infrastructure under the PM Gati Shakti has steadily extended to projects outside the country. While in the wake of the upcoming general elections slated …

India, which is now the world’s most populated country, is all set to ride high on its demographic dividend at a time when China’s worries over an ageing population are …

Even as Pakistan’s annual inflation rate eased to 29.4 per cent in June — for the first time in seven months– prices are likely to remain at elevated levels. Inflation …

India will continue to export food grains including wheat and rice to vulnerable countries that seek New Delhi’s assistance as part of humanitarian assistance. Even as the restrictions on outbound …

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which has given its nod to 18 countries for opening of Special Vostro Rupee Accounts to allow trading in the Indian currency, could open …

For Pakistan, food shortage could intensify as heavy rains have once again started playing havoc in several parts of the country including Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, leaving many dead while …

India and Saudi Arabia are quietly but steadily resetting their ties driven by greater economic integration with a renewed thrust on connectivity and people to people contact. Amid ongoing talks …

As Pakistan’s initial euphoria following the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) approval of the much needed loan programme settles, worries are once again building up. Even as the IMF gave its …