Taliban may have to sever its links with all terror outfits if development and economic activity has to return. India can play its positive part K.A.Badarinath Afghanistan is in the vortex of terror. If Afghanistan former intelligence chief Rahmatullah Nabil was to be believed the country is housing most terror groups including Jaish e Mohammad … Continue reading Ten point plan to engage with Afghanistan
Free trade agreements with Japan and South Korea have not worked in India’s favour. Will the deals with Australia and UAE deliver? K.A.Badarinath After Canberra ratified the India Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (IndAus ECTA) on Tuesday there was huge sense of achievement that overtook the establishment and media outlets. While fine print was … Continue reading FTAs, free for all?
Background In the budget speech of 2022, India’s Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman had announced issuance of sovereign green bonds (SGBs) to achieve the country's objective of carbon neutrality by 2070[1]. In October this year, the Finance Ministry approved the SGB framework which is designed to gather funds for supporting state-run projects which will reduce carbon … Continue reading Sovereign Green Bonds for India’s Green Goals
Oil and gas deals, gold imports, small & medium ticket trade payments must be settled in rupees. Russia jumping on to the rupee bandwagon is a big breakthrough even as India readies to overtake Germany as third largest economy. K.A.Badarinath Two significant developments this week have made the trajectory on Indian rupee very clear. … Continue reading New India’s Rupee Goes Global & Dematerialized!
Modi and Kishida talks point to evolving common strategies that may spill over to multi-lateral engagement at G-20 and G-7 Amritpal Kaur Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent Japan visit was not limited to paying tributes to Abe San. Apart from representing India at his former Japanese counterpart’s funeral, Prime Minister Modi seems to have established … Continue reading Indo-Japanese Relations Go Beyond the Pacific
Congress culture of institutionalized corruption that seeped into other political formations must end. Rising above corruption is real tribute to freedom fighters as Bharat enters a new era @75. K.A.Badarinath When Enforcement Directorate raided Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee and his associate Arpita, there was hue and cry debunking the move as ‘political coercion’ against … Continue reading Zero Tolerance Towards Corruption
India has emerged as fastest growing economy with 8.7 per cent surge while China struggled to stay afloat with $ 5.5 trillion package K.A.Badarinath It’s a tale in contrast. The two countries have always been viewed as competitors to gain global footprint, acceptability and reach. Presently, the two nations in question are going through a … Continue reading Economic Divergence Unfolds
Second cut in duties on petrol & diesel, GST rates and further increase in interest rates may be some options to fight price rise K.A.Badarinath / New Delhi Spectre of high inflation and higher interest rates is back with a vengeance. Heady mix of the two make a lethal combination and turn out to be … Continue reading War on Inflation Must Continue
“There are NGOs, often funded from USA & the Scandinavian Countries, which are not fully appreciative of the development challenges that our country faces. But we are a democracy. We are not like China. You know for example, what’s happening in Kundakulum [In Southern India, where local NGO-led protest have stalled commissioning of two 1000-Megawatt … Continue reading Foreign Contribution Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2020 And Examining The Role Of NGOs.
NATO must revisit their unrealistic expectation for New Delhi to cut off ties with Moscow. Local currency oil deals should be the future K.A.Badarinath / New Delhi There’s raging debate over India’s crude purchase from Russia that has invaded Ukraine thereby pitching Moscow against combined might of European Union, UK, the US and other NATO … Continue reading India’s Right to Pursue Lucrative Russian Oil Deals
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