Tag Archives: Economy

• India’s Modi urges patience on bill swap amid cash crunch 13 November 2016 This post has one comment

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday made an emotional appeal to people to make India graft-free, as chaotic scenes erupted outside banks nationwide after high denomination notes were pulled. ...

• Indian farmer commits suicide after rupee note ban 10 November 2016 This post has no comments yet

  Kandukuri Vinoda had a large amount of cash at her home from sale of her land, and panicked that it had become worthless when she heard Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise announcement. ...

• Why America needs Donald Trump: China 24 September 2016 | Laden Tshering Samdup This post has one comment

  The need of the hour is brazenness, of the type shown by Donald Trump, the one who has the audacity to say “China is a manipulator, grand master level,” and get tough. ...

• India and Iran agree port deal, reviving trade ties 24 May 2016 | Ali Noorani This post has no comments yet

  India agreed Monday to finance the development of an Iranian port as a trading hub, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to revive economic ties with Tehran after the lifting of sanctions. ...

• India trying to destabilise Pakistan, says army chief 13 April 2016 This post has one comment

  Pakistan's powerful military chief accused India Tuesday of being "blatantly" involved in attempts to destabilise the country, saying Delhi was hostile to an ambitious economic plan by Beijing and Islamabad for the region. ...

• India replaces China as next big frontier for US tech companies 27 September 2015 | Vindu Goel This post has no comments yet

  India already conducts more mobile searches on Google than any country besides the United States. Yet “we are barely scratching the surface of availability of Internet to the masses.” ...

• Refugees keep streaming in as Europe acts to stem the tide 24 September 2015 | Yannis Behrakis This post has no comments yet

  A tide of refugees from the Middle East and Asia showed no sign of abating on Thursday, after European Union leaders began the task of trying to prevent it. ...

• New $100 bn BRICS bank opens in China to challenge US-led lenders 21 July 2015 This post has no comments yet

  A new $100 billion international bank dedicated to the emerging BRICS countries opened in China's commercial hub Shanghai on Tuesday, officials said, as an alternative to other multilateral lenders. ...

• India on brink of “quantum leap”, Modi tells investors 11 January 2015 | Rupam Jain Nair and Aman Shah This post has no comments yet

  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised on Sunday to pursue predictable policies and ensure stable taxes, in a speech that sought to address concerns for foreign investors in Asia's third-largest economy. ...

• Apple counts down to launch of smartwatch, bigger iPhone 9 September 2014 | Supantha Mukherjee This post has no comments yet

  Apple Inc is expected to unveil its first new device in four years, the iWatch, in a gala event on Tuesday that may also mark its long-awaited entry into mobile payments and deliver a larger iPhone. ...