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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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Nepal House dissolved; elections on April 30, May 10

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Nepal to issue licenses for mountaineering guides

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Prime Minister Imran Khan claims Pakistan Army ‘working under' him, is defender of democracy

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Islamabad HC admits petition against social media rules in Pakistan

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Pakistan SC to decide on letter of journalist Daniel Pearl's murder accused

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Trans-border crime among six key issues in BSF-BGB DG-level talks

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Three arrested for vandalising Bagha Jatin's statue in Bangladesh

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Bangladesh's forex reserves surge to record high

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Sri Lanka PM commences construction of the third phase of the Central Expressway

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