Nepal has stopped importing all kinds of poultry items from India after some states in the neighboring country recently reported the outbreak of bird flu in certain states
IMF’s Map of a Broken World has one Exception - India’s Growth and Resilience
India's contribution to the improved global growth outlook extends well beyond the immediate AI boom or the performance of energy-exporting economies. The IMF's assessment points instead to a combination of domestic demand, demographics, market expansion and structural reforms as important drivers of India's longer-term prospects.
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Indian Army rescues pregnant woman stuck in snowbound Kashmir
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India's pharma exports surge
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