South Asia

India and China to Shape Future World Economy

November 16, 2024

Recent discussions highlight the importance of India and China in the Southeast Asian economic landscape. Singapore’s Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sim Ann, emphasized their roles at a launch event for a new series of workshops. This initiative ..

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25th South Asian Telecommunication Regulators’ Council (SATRC) in Delhi

November 13, 2024

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) hosted an important multilateral event in New Delhi. The South Asian Telecommunication Regulators’ Council (SATRC) convened for three days. This year’s meeting included a delegation from Afghanistan, marking a notable inclusion. The SATRC ..

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South Asia Clean Energy Forum 2023

May 6, 2023

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) organized the South Asia Clean Energy Forum (SACEF) from May 2-4, 2023. The forum aimed to promote regional cooperation and support clean energy initiatives in South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, ..

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State of Gender Equality and Climate Change in South Asia and the HKH Region

September 30, 2022

“State of Gender Equality and Climate Change in South Asia and the HKH Region” report was released by the ICIMOD on September 29, 2022. Key findings The newly released report assessed the state of gender equality and climate change in ..

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The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021 report

October 28, 2021

World Bank recently published its report titled “The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021”. As per report, South Asia suffers the most in terms of loss of human capital loss because of air pollution. Highlights Latest edition of the report has ..

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India’s economic growth downgraded to 10% by ADB

July 20, 2021

The Asian Development Bank has downgraded India’s economic growth forecast for the current financial year to 10 % from 11% that it had previously projected in the month of April. This downgrade was done taking into account the adverse impact ..

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World Investment Report released by UNCTAD

June 16, 2020

On June 16, 2020, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development released its World Investment Report, 2020. According to the report, India is the 9th largest recipient of FDI in 2019. Key Findings: India According to the report, the ..

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World Bank Report

June 9, 2020

The World Bank in its latest Global Economic Prospect downgraded its projection of growth of India by -9%. However, the World Bank believes that Indian growth is to bounce back in 2021. Highlights The World Bank says that the growth ..

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Environment Performance Index: India ranks 168

June 8, 2020

The Yale University recently released the biennial Environment Performance Index. India scored 168th rank out of 180 countries. In 2018, India scored 27.6 out of 100 and secured 177th rank. About the report Around 32 indicators were considered to create ..

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SAARC

March 15, 2020

Prime Minister Modi’s suggestion for the use of the SAARC platform to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic has been welcomed by the member nations. Background of SAARC The idea for the establishment of SAARC (South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation) was ..