NSA Ajit Doval with Vietnam's National Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang

Strong Defence Ties, Yet Limited Trade: The India–Vietnam Economic Puzzle

One highlight is VinFast, Vietnam's electric vehicle producer, announcing an investment commitment of US$500 million for a manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu in south India. The company has also engaged its Indian supply chain with more than 300 local suppliers, aligning with the host country’s domestic industrialization agenda.

Sri Lanka’s Indirect Taxes are Among the Highest in the World: Negatively Impacting Middle Class

Sri Lanka is already seeing signs of higher inflation together with expected slowdown in overall GDP growth during next two years. But the worst impact is going to be gradual shrinking of the middle class and increase in poverty.

Building ASEAN–India Integration Through Digitalization: A Bridge to Strengthen Economic Relations with Southeast Asia

ASEAN–India integration through digitalization is therefore not merely a technical choice. It is a strategy to strengthen competitiveness, expand economic self-reliance, and build a stronger position within the Indo-Pacific economic order.

India's Poverty Reduction: But Is It Translating into Shared Economic Prosperity?

India has demonstrated that economic growth, social transfers and improved access to essential services can substantially reduce extreme deprivation. But the next stage will be considerably more demanding. It requires a different pattern of growth: one that creates productive jobs, raises real wages, increases women's economic independence and distributes the gains from growth more widely

More on Geoeconomics, Trade and Development

PM Imran Khan asks Chinese businesses to establish offices in Pakistan

Emphasising the need for more cooperation between China and Pakistan in all fields, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday asked Chinese entrepreneurs to establish their regional offices in Pakistan

If talks fail with China, then military options on table: India's CDS

India's Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said on Monday that if diplomatic talks with China over the border issue fail, then military options are on the table

Pakistan PM aide urges people to ignore 'propaganda' stories against CPEC

The prime minister’s aide on information Asim Saleem Bajwa has said that attempts being made to undermine the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) through “lies and propaganda stories”

All efforts to get China-funded projects back on track in Bangladesh

The Bangladesh government would hold talks with Chinese officials tomorrow as part of its desperate efforts to give impetus to the mega projects held up by the coronavirus pandemic

China to support Pakistan in choosing development path 'independently'

China has come out in full support of Pakistan's position and stance on the Jammu and Kashmir issue along with its extended sustenance on Islamabad "independently" choosing a development path based on its "national conditions" in the context of external security parameters

Nagaland church warns against 'dangerous cult' from China

The Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) has warned the church leaders in Nagaland against a cult called the Church of Almighty God from China

China says Kashmir issue left over from history

China reiterated again on Friday that the Kashmir issue is a dispute left over from history between Pakistan and India, which is an objective fact, and that the dispute should be resolved peacefully and properly through the UN Charter, relevant Security Council resolutions and bilateral agreements

'Iron brothers': China, Pakistan agree to safeguard common interests, strengthen cooperation in all areas

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met with his Chinese counterpart on Friday to hold the second round of the China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue in the Chinese province of Hainan

Indian Railways cancels tender for rakes due to Chinese participation

Indian Railways on Friday cancelled the tender for the manufacturing of 44 rakes of Train 18, which has been re-christened as Vande Bharat Express, and said a fresh tender will be floated within a week's time, focusing on Make in India as a Chinese Joint Venture also applied as a foreign bidder

Visa to people linked with Chinese think tanks to go through security scanner

Issuance of visa to people associated with Chinese think tanks will be scrutinised by the security establishments, the government has decided

China allows Pakistan to use its $1 bn SBP deposit

China has allowed Pakistan for utilising its $1 billion deposited in the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for financing budgetary support, The News has learnt

Pakistan military to use Chinese homegrown navigation system BeiDou

Pakistan is all set to use Chinese homegrown navigation system BeiDou for both military and civil purposes, ending their dependence on the US-based Global Positioning System (GPS), sources in Indian security establishments stated

Pakistani foreign minister, Chinese counterpart discuss bilateral relations

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met with his Chinese counterpart on Friday and discussed bilateral relations and other matters of mutual interest, Radio Pakistan reported

China's co-operation with developing countries are for common development, says envoy

China-Maldives relations are of mutual benefit to both countries, China’s Ambassador to the Maldives Zhang Lizhong has stated

China, Pakistan agree to preserve, protect, promote CPEC

The Communist Party of China (CPC) and Pakistan’s mainstream political parties agreed to preserve, protect and promote China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)

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