As tensions between China and India have grown in the last few years, the countries wedged between them are becoming more strategically significant. The two competing powers have sought a buffer between them ever since their founding—1949 in the case of the People’s Republic of China, and 1947 for...
The latest data from China show the slowdown in the world’s second largest economy, reflected in significant deflationary trends, is not abating. Moreover, it is in danger of missing the already low official target of 5.5 percent growth this year.
According to official figures released on Monday, the economy grew...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan needs another International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme and support from other multilateral lenders beyond the coming election cycle and the ongoing standby arrangement, the lender said in a report released on Tuesday.
“Resolving Pakistan’s structural challenges, including long-term BOP pressures, will require continued adjustment and creditor support...
KATHMANDU: Cross-border railway connection between India and Nepal, the Kurtha-Bijalpura rail section of the Jaynagar-Bijalpura-Bardibas has become operational from Sunday.
The Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport Prakash Jwala launched the operation in the sector amid a ceremony held at Bijalpura.
The Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India Kathmandu Prasanna Shrivastava,...
India on Sunday gifted 84 vehicles to various organisations working in health and education sectors across Nepal, the Indian Embassy in Nepal said.
The keys of 34 ambulances and 50 school buses were handed over by Indian Ambassador Naveen Srivastava in the presence of Ashok Kumar Rai, the Minister of...
Pakistan incurred a huge USD 8.3 billion loss in remittances and exports during the previous fiscal year as the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-led coalition government chose to appease the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a USD 1.2 billion tranche.
Due to a lack of attention to these two big inflows,...
At the recent NATO summit in Vilnius, world leaders expressed concern over Russia’s nuclear posture and the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, given the ongoing conflict between Russia and Western-backed Ukraine. Yet the international community also ought to pay attention to equally-as-important developments in the Indian subcontinent....
The UK and Germany, two of Europe’s leading economies, have taken affront to China’s use of economic prowess to force its political goals on others.
The recent reports suggest China is trying to create a world in which it is “going to be increasingly hard to… swim against the tide...
In a move toward addressing the dynamic and uncertain global geopolitical situation, the Indian Armed Forces are undergoing a transformational process called "theaterisation." During the DRDO Directors' Conclave in New Delhi on July 14, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan laid out a vision that prioritises technological superiority...
