The Indian budget every year has always been an eagerly awaited event. For many decades, the best minds in economics, finance, tax, business and industry throng the media house to analyze the provisions shared by the Financial Minister.
Sometimes major events completely disconnected may be data points for the plans of the different powers around the world. The challenge is to discern what purpose they serve? More critically, what are we moving towards?
When the US Ambassador threatened India's "Strategic Autonomy" policy over India's friendship with Russia - much more than meets the eye was at stake. Let us unpack how the Ukraine war has fundamentally changed the US and the world. And why are we here anyway?
The new Maldives Government is pulling out all stops in resetting ties with India. Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid, Finance Minister Ibrahim Ameer and Economic Development Minister Fayyaz Ismail have met India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and other officials on their first overseas visit. The Finance Minister has asked for an increase in the amount and roll-over time for a $200 million currency swap facility and immediate budgetary support of $250-350 million that are expected to be signed during President Ibrahim Solih’s first State visit, to India, on December 17. Ameer told SNI’s Associate Editor that an exact amount of the estimated $3.2 billion Chinese debt and the status of the country’s only the Free Trade Agreement—with China—will be announced within a week.
Attack by Hamas took a lot to accomplish. The sudden Chinese bonhomie with Syria and the bringing together of Arab - Sunni and Shia countries and actors by Xi Jinping's regime raises some questions .
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