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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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Israel to extend tech help to boost agriculture, IT in Northeast India

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Daily Covid numbers on rise again in India

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Indian Army Chief General Naravane arrives in Kathmandu

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Mob vandalises Hindu temple in Karachi, Muslims come to the rescue

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Pakistan, Bosnia sign trade agreements and more

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Bangladesh, US navies launch joint exercise

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Bangladesh High Court questions legal provisions that legalise ‘marital rape’

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Ensure swift, hassle-free justice for people: Bangladesh PM to judges, lawyers

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged judges and lawyers to ensure people's right to quick and hassle-free justice

Intra-Afghan peace process blown to bits by raging violence

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Maldives’ Hoarafushi airport to be completed in a week

Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC)  announced on Wednesday that the construction of the regional airport in Hoarafushi could be completed by the weekend, Sun news reported

Kabul University attack: Government arrests 13 police officials for negligence

Just two days after the gruesome attack on Kabul University, the Afghan government on Wednesday arrested 13 police officials of PD3 district in Kabul for negligence, Tolonews reported

COVID-19: 27 news cases confirmed in a resort island in Maldives

Health Emergency Operation Centre (HEOC) in the Maldives confirmed 27 new cases on Tuesday in Kandima, a resort island located in Dh Atoll in the Maldives taking the total number of active cases 46 on the island, reported Sun news

Bhutan gets COVID-19 test kits from India

Ann Haokip, first secretary (political) in the Indian embassy in Thimphu, on Monday handed over COVID-19 tests kits to Bhutan here in Bhutan, reported thekenselonline.com 

Bhutan: Trade deficit in 2019 down by 32.42%

A report released by the National Statistics Bureau showed Bhutan reduced its trade deficit in 2019 by 32.42% in comparison to the previous year

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