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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav The nearly three-year-old military government in Myanmar is facing the toughest challenge from the rebel groups so far. In a coordinated attack on military posts in the Shan state bordering China, pro-democracy fighters have captured several towns. The rebel assault that began on October 27 and is named 1027 is being […]

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BENGALURU: The net leasing of Grade-A commercial office space in India will stagnate this financial year at 32-34 million square feet, with global uncertainties brewing caution among key tenant categories, according to the latest Crisil Ratings report. Major seven cities in India – Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), National Capital Region (NCR) […]

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NEW DELHI: India’s real GDP growth will rise to 6.5% in 2024-25 from an estimated 6.2% in 2023-24, aided by the government’s pre-election spending in the first half of 2024 and private investment in the later half, global investment firm Goldman Sachs said in a report on Monday. On a calendar year basis, India’s real […]

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NEW DELHI: Negotiation phase for India is practically over at the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) with agreement on supply chains already signed and talks almost over on clean and fair economy. It must move cautiously now to protect space for the domestic policy action, according to a trade policy think tank. The three […]

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By Nantoo Banerjee It was very thoughtful on the part of the national government to provide free food grains to over 80 crore people under the poor and low income group in the country during the Covid pandemic season leading to long lockdown periods in 2020-21. The facility was extended twice, the last being on […]

The post Free Food Grains To The Poor Are Unlikely To Win Elections first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury In the aftermath of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s significant visit to the United States earlier this year, there was widespread anticipation for a notable strengthening of relations between Delhi and Washington. However, there seems to have been an oversight by key policymakers in India regarding the Biden administration’s strategic […]

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By Arun Kumar Shrivastav In Bangladesh, where national elections are scheduled for January 7, political issues are taking a backseat, and the scarcity and high prices of essential food items such as potatoes, onions, eggs, edible oil, and sugar are taking centre stage. In an emergency meeting held at the Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) […]

The post Food Scarcity Adds To The Woes Of Awami League Govt As The Country Goes For Elections first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) move on Thursday to increase risk weight on banks and non-banking finance companies’ (NBFCs) unsecured personal loan and credit card portfolio would likely hit the capital adequacy ratio (CRAR) of NBFCs more against that of banks, experts say. According to a report by Jefferies, country’s largest NBFC Bajaj […]

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NEW DELHI: Investigators are seeking to restart a probe into Adani Group for alleged overvaluation of coal imports and have asked the Supreme Court to allow them to collect evidence from Singapore, a step they say the company thwarted for years, legal documents show. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence since 2016 has been trying to […]

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NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said that India’s G20 Presidency advocated for finding solutions from within the Global South. He said that India walked the talk by hosting the first Voice of the Global South Summit in January 2023 and added that the nations were able to hold discussions on the […]

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NEW DELHI: India’s e-commerce ecosystem is about to explode in the near future as exports may touch $200 billion during the next six-seven years from the current $1.2 billion, said Santosh Kumar Sarangi, director general (DG), Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) at an event on Friday. Addressing the ‘E-commerce Exports’ conference, organised by the […]

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Bangladesh is likely to step up heat on two “self-confessed killers” of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and ensure their extradition to Dhaka soon after results are declared for the national election by the end of January 2024. This theory, claim diplomatic sources in New Delhi, will work if the ruling Awami League returns to power in […]

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NEW DELHI: India’s economic growth prospects remain robust over the medium term, with its gross domestic product (GDP) expected to grow between 6 per cent and 7.1 percent annually in 2023-24 (FY24) through 2025-26, S&P Global said in its latest report on Thursday. “Economic growth momentum to continue. India’s economic growth prospects should remain strong […]

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MUMBAI: Retail inflation has moderated due to monetary policy action and supply side interventions but the Indian economy is still ‘not out of the woods yet and have miles to go’, said the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) monthly bulletin on Thursday. “We are not out of the woods yet and have miles to go, […]

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NEW DELHI: The sharp fall being recorded in core inflation, as per the Consumer Price Index, is largely a result of a decline in the inflation rate of services components, which were earlier at high levels, data analysed by FE showed. In October, core inflation was at a 43-month low of 4.2%. As for the […]

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By D. Raja T he epoch-making events of November 1917 changed the course of humanity forever. The Revolution of 1917 had profound and far-reaching impact on world history. It not only marked the overthrow of the Czarist monarchy and the establishment of the Soviet Union, but it also ignited a wave of socialist and communist […]

The post There Are Many Lessons For Indian Left From November Revolution Of 1917 In Russia first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: India’s merchandise exports rose 6.21% year-on-year to $33.57 billion in October, while the trade deficit swelled to a record as imports surged, buoyed by strong consumer spending ahead of the festival season. Gold imports almost doubled. The gap between exports and imports widened to $31.46 billion on the back of a jump in […]

The post Goods Exports See Green Shoots, Rise 6.2 Per Cent In October first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: Key global indicators used by the World Bank (WB) to rank the governance of countries are based on subjective opinions by expert institutions which don’t know the context of member countries, Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Nageswaran has said. Speaking at a seminar on Multilateral Institutions for the 21st Century by think tank […]

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NEW DELHI: The Indian economy likely expected 6.7% in the July-September quarter, according to a median forecast of 10 economists polled by ET, boosted by a strong performance by the services sector. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has forecast 6.5% growth in the quarter. Robust manufacturing and construction activity also likely contributed to growth […]

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NEW DELHI: India’s wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation rate hit a three-month low of minus 0.52 per cent in October, as it remained in negative territory for the seventh consecutive month, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday. The continuing deflation in factory gate prices comes on the back […]

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NEW DELHI: The government will invite bids for 20 critical mineral blocks, including lithium and graphite mines, in next two weeks, a top official said on Tuesday. This will mark the first attempt to transfer these under-utilised assets to the private sector, after Parliament in early August empowered the Centre to auction concession rights for […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak Election campaign for the second phase of state elections ended on November 15, and now focus of the election campaign has shifted to Rajasthan where third phase of election is scheduled to be held on November 25. At the fag end of second phase of election in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak In the second phase of state elections scheduled to be held on November 17, corruption has become a major issue in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. PM Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi are leading the allegation wars on behalf of BJP and Congress respectively. PM Modi alleged that ruling Congress in Chhattisgarh […]

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NEW DELHI: India’s consumer price index (CPI)-based retail inflation rate declined for the second consecutive month to a five-month low in October, providing relief to the government on the macroeconomic front as the long festival season is underway. Data released by the National Statistical Office on Monday showed that retail inflation eased to 4.87 per […]

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