India, South Asia ‘squandering demographic dividend’, World Bank says
“The danger is the demographic dividend is missed. It’s squandered,” said Franziska Ohnsorge, the World Bank’s chief economist for South Asia.
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Will Kyiv’s ‘conciliatory’ stance change India’s neutrality on Russia-Ukraine war?
His visit marked a change in the diplomatic tone adopted by Ukraine, which had in August 2022 accused India of buying cheap Russian oil tainted with “Ukrainian blood” during the conflict.
US ‘strongly opposes’ China’s renaming of areas along disputed Indian border
Washington has criticised Beijing’s list of 30 new names for places along the 1,865-mile (3,000km) disputed Himalayan border between China and India, formally known as the Line of Actual Control, as yet another “unilateral attempt” to reassert its territorial claims.
India manufacturing PMI surges to 16-year high ahead of elections
BENGALURU -- India's manufacturing activity surged to a 16-year high in March, underpinning the labor market and boding well for Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of general elections expected from later this month.
India rejects China's renaming of 30 places in Himalayan border state
NEW DELHI — India rejected China's renaming of about 30 places in its northeastern Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday (April 2), calling the move "senseless" and reaffirming that the border province is an "integral" part of India.
India wants to become the top manufacturing alternative to China. But first it needs to beat Vietnam
India wants to be the top manufacturer in Asia as companies shift away from China, but first it needs to lower taxes and improve supply chain efficiency if it wants to dethrone Vietnam.
The global gas glut could reach multi-decade highs in the coming years, Morgan Stanley says
Natural gas prices have plunged as the world grapples with an oversupply after a warmer-than-expected winter.
Why does South Asia have the world’s worst air pollution?
Smog-ridden cities in Bangladesh, Pakistan and India had the poorest air quality last year, says report.