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Will trade-shy India gain edge in tariff-driven slowdown?
India's trade detachment may help it ride out global shocks better than export-heavy economies
Hindu nationalist BJP eyes Tamil Nadu, the last bastion of secularism in India
By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, April 13 – The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is eyeing Tamil Nadu, the last bastion of secularism in India. This south Indian State is the only one in the country to have consistently and successfully resisted the BJP’s Hindu majoritarian...
Tamil Nadu sets a new high with 9.69% growth
By T. Ramakrishnan/The Hindu Chennai, April 5 – Tamil Nadu’s real growth rate of 9.69% for 2024-25 marks the highest for any State in the country, besides being the highest for the State in the past 10 years. At constant prices (base year: 2011-12), the...
WHO reports increase in polio cases in Pakistan and Afghanistan
12-fold increase in Pakistan and 12 fold increase in Afghanistan
BIMSTEC could be a catalyst for India-Bangladesh rapprochement
While India is the most influential member of BIMSTEC, Bangladesh is the current Chair
Nepalese monarchist leader Prasai faces sedition charges.
Court allows police to keep him in 12-day custody
Panama deal allows US to deploy troops to canal
USA, Panama Canal, Stationing troops, No permanent base,
Israel resumes hiring Sri Lankan agricultural workers
Colombo, April 11 (Daily News) – The temporary suspension on recruiting Sri Lankan workers for agricultural jobs in Israel has been lifted, with the latest batch of workers selected to depart later this month. Officials from Israel’s Ministry of Agriculture and the Population and Immigration...
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