The United States must play a more active role in reshaping the international economic order. The next generation of America’s international economic policy must more closely link security and economic relations to deliver the benefits that truly free trade can bring. The first was that by opening its markets to the world, and thus promoting economic co-operation, the United States …
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is preparing for a third term in office, but the just-concluded general election was different from the previous ones in that the overall voter turnout was lower than the previous elections, leaders of some political parties showed "election fatigue" and many voters might have voted against Modi. Although New Delhi proposed the "Make in India …
The adoption of the Charter at the Fifth Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation summit promises to re-energise the 25-year-old grouping at a time of growing global uncertainties. The Charter, and India’s decision to lead the ‘security pillar’ out of the seven designated pillars of the revived BIMSTEC, has given India’s regional aspirations a new orientation, …
investments must generate domestic revenues that can be channelised into effective public spending in health, education and skilling so that youth can benefit from economic growth, Nirmala Sitharaman said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the global economic risks and imbalances reinforce the need to strengthen international co-operation at the multilateral level, besides governmental initiatives. Moreover, investments must generate domestic …