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China state media warn Trump against renouncing free trade deals

Chinese state media has warned Mr. Trump against isolationism and interventionism, calling instead for the United States to actively work with China to maintain the international status quo.




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UAE-based Indian girl in International Children’s Peace Prize race

In line with the tradition, this year’s prize will be awarded by 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus in the Hall of Knights (Ridderzaal) in The Hague on December 2.




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U.K. PM race | At debate, Truss says she will call out Putin in front of “swing” countries like India, Indonesia

Sunday’s debate was the second in the U.K. Prime Ministerial race that began last week, with a third round of voting set for Monday




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Indiana mall shooting | Three dead; witness kills gunman: police




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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh interacts with Indian diaspora in Nigeria

The Defence Minister represented India at the swearing-in ceremony of Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during an unprecedented three-day visit to the African nation.




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India's logistics cost will reduce to single-digit in 5 years: Gadkari




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‘India not an ‘abuser’ of tariffs, Trump’s claims unfair,’ says think tank GTRI

The numbers demonstrate that the U.S. also protects specific products of its economy with high tariffs, GTRI said in a report.




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Is the spike in India’s trade deficit a worry?

What are the sectors in which exports have dropped? Is there any significant risk at this point?




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ADB retains India's growth forecast at 7%; govt spending, agriculture to boost economy

The Indian economy grew 8.2% in the last fiscal (2023-24)




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India, Australia push forward on CECA talks




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India’s current account deficit in Q1 FY25 widens to $9.7 billion

The current account surplus for Q4:2023-24 was revised downwards to $ 4.6 billion from US$ 5.7 billion earlier due to an upward adjustment of customs data on merchandise imports, the RBI said.




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India, U.S. exploring combined engagement with third countries to source minerals: Piyush Goyal

Piyush Goyal said that critical minerals figured in his official parleys with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Thursday.




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India to see steepest rise in living standard of common man in coming decades: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Addressing the 3rd edition of Kautiliya Economic Conclave here, the Minister said, India's critical economic performance in the recent decade was underscored by its leapfrog from the 10th to the fifth largest economy in five years.




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India plays crucial geopolitical role from American standpoint: USISPF president Mukesh Aghi

“The economic growth story of India is tremendous. India is among very few large economies which are growing 7-8%,” Mukesh Aghi said




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Can India escape middle-income trap?

How does the World Bank define the threshold for middle-income economies? Why is state intervention considered crucial for breaking the middle-income trap? What lessons can be drawn from South Korea and Chile? What challenges does India face in balancing state intervention with democratic values?




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India’s forex kitty drops by $3.71 billion to $701.176 billion

In the previous reporting week, the reserves had jumped by $12.588 billion to an all-time high of $704.885 billion.




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Indian conglomerates to spend $800 billion in new projects in 10 years: S&P Global Ratings’ report 

“The Vedanta, Tata, Adani, Reliance and JSW groups alone are prepping about $350 billion of investment in these sectors over the next decade,” Neel Gopalakrishnan of S&P Global Ratings said




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India’s logistics cost will come down to single-digit percentage in two years: Gadkari

According to quick estimates of the economic think tank National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), logistics costs in India ranged between 7.8% to 8.9% of GDP for the fiscal 2021-22




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'India's growth rate among the shiniest parts of the world economy': Ajay Banga

A lot of that growth is in India, is driven by the domestic market as well, which actually is a healthy sign, in some ways, says World Bank president Ajay Banga




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India well positioned to capitalise on new growth opportunities: Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman said that India is looking towards boosting domestic capacities, and building resilience against external shocks




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IMF maintains India’s growth projection at 7% for FY25

The growth rate projection is 6.5% in the next fiscal year (FY2025-26)




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India scraps export tax on parboiled rice to boost exports

Bigger rice shipments from India would beef up overall global supplies and soften international prices




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India wouldn't be fastest-growing economy if people hadn't utilized digital infrastructure: Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted that providing free digital access to the public, coupled with extensive campaigns and awareness programs in local languages, helped people across the country embrace technology




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FPIs withdraw ₹85,790 crore from Indian equities in October on attractive Chinese market valuations

Since June, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have consistently bought equities after withdrawing ₹34,252 crore in April-May




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FPIs withdraw record ₹94,000 crore from Indian equities in October on attractive Chinese valuations

Foreign portfolio investors withdrew ₹94,000 crore from Indian stock market in October due to high valuations, shifting focus to Chinese stocks




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India’s manufacturing growth accelerates in October: PMI

Cost pressures spiked to a three-month high, new export orders accelerate from 18-month low growth in September




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Indian service providers signal robust growth in October on strong demand conditions

India’s services PMI rebounds to 58.5 in October, driven by strong output, new business, and job creation, signaling economic growth




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What happens to Indian firms on U.S. blacklist?

Were they sanctioned for supply and sales to Russia? Will things be different under the Trump administration?




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IIT Madras unveils plans to transform India into a global chess powerhouse

The initiative is aimed at enhancing fan engagement, providing solutions for federations to flag cheating and chess training programmes to further grow the sports at the grassroots level




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‘Rajaram – DCM Shriram Scholarship’ launched at DialogueNEXT conference

It is aimed at fostering the next generation of agricultural scientists




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Nemetschek India and ICT Academy sign MoU to boost digital transformation in education

The partnership aims to upskill students and professionals for the AEC industry through workshops, seminars, and certifications




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Lam Research joins hands with 20 Indian universities to foster semiconductor talent

Universities to use the Semiverse Solutions virtual innovation infrastructure to train engineers for the semiconductor industry




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India’s first temple management diploma blends tradition and technology

Launched at the University of Mumbai and Welingkar Institute, the six-month course aims to revolutionise how sacred spaces are run




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Rhodes Trust announces sixth scholarship for India

Our current goal is to increase the number to 10, and then to 25, says Elizabeth Kiss, CEO, Rhodes Trust




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Glasses for Indian students with poor vision could unlock ₹156 billion annually, says study 

“If these children were to get glasses, India would stand to gain nearly 1.2 million years of schooling every year, amounting to a future economic productivity boost of ₹156 billion”




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Megha Engineering to build Young India Skills University in Hyderabad with ₹200 crore under CSR

The Chief Minister performed ‘Bhumi Puja’ for the construction of the Skill University on 57 acres of land near Meerkhanpet in Kandukur mandal in August this year




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Australian curriculum debuts in India, targets 10 schools by next academic year

This K-12 curriculum, which emphasises balanced assessment with a 50 per cent school-based evaluation and 50 per cent external exam split, has been piloted in a school in Punjab to adapt it for Indian students 




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Campus chat: Facebook diaries

These are times when democracy is being redefined by repeated State assaults and unfailing surges of retaliation by its people on a medium that is in constant flux. Six students from Jenneys Academy of Hotel Management discuss the arrest of the ‘Facebook women’ in Mumbai and its fundamental democratic violation




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Getting a hang of the Indian way

Yoko Hayashi from Japan is savouring the real taste of India. In the city as an intern of the Japanese ministry of economy, trade and industry, she tells SHILPA NAIR ANAND that her stay has helped her understand the idea of Indianness .




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Want to expose Trinamool’s claims of Diamond Harbour model, says Nawshad Siddique

If Left parties and Congress join the INDIA alliance with Trinamool Congress we will put candidates against the INDIA bloc also, says the lone MLA of the Indian Secular Front




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‘Let’s first make India one family,’ says Raghuram Rajan, author of Breaking the Mould

Raghuram Rajan on why India must be open and inclusive, and welcoming to all, before it aims to be an upper income country by 2047




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India will ‘commission a nuclear power reactor every year’: NPCIL chief

An interview with B.C. Pathak on India’s nuclear power plans and strategy




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Division in Bengal, Punjab in INDIA bloc not a blow to INDIA bloc: Sitaram Yechury

“As far as INDIA bloc, in Maharashtra, you have the Maharashtra Vikas Agadi, in Bihar you have the Mahagathbandhan and in Tamil Nadu you have DMK-led secular front. So, in each State these talks are already on. And I am sure by the end of this month, the situation will be far clearer,” says CPI(M) general secretary




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‘The Indian and Pakistani armies were born out of the same womb,’ says Probal DasGupta

The Indian Army has embraced change and forged a balance between tradition and modernity, says the author of Camouflaged — Forgotten Stories from Battlefields




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INDIA bloc should ignore differences: Tejashwi Yadav

RJD leader says the contest in Bihar for the Lok Sabha election is with the BJP; he adds that the real issues are inflation, poverty, unemployment, education




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India-European Free Trade Association deal | $100-billion investment target was breakthrough moment: Swiss official

EFTA negotiator cautions that actual investment can only come from European private sector, not guaranteed by governments, and hopes FTA will be ratified by 2024-end




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BJP’s freebie offers are not sustainable, says BJD leader V.K. Pandian

Poking holes in the BJP’s ‘Odia pride’ plank, Mr. Pandian rips the Union government’s record in supporting Odisha’s language, culture, leaders and economy; the BJD leader refuses to speculate on possible post-poll alliances




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India-Singapore ties are enduring and bipartisan: Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan

Mr. Balakrishnan calls Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership a missed opportunity, hopes for Ministerial Roundtable soon, opportunities to deal with sagging investments




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Rishi Sunak’s performance has been disappointing: India-born Rajesh Agrawal

India-born Rajesh Agrawal is the Labour Party candidate for Leicester East




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‘Gujarat was the laboratory for today’s India,’ says Prof. Christophe Jaffrelot

The author of Gujarat Under Modi: The Blueprint for Today’s India on how Narendra Modi scaled up the politics and policies he initiated in Gujarat to the national level