India needs country strategy to guide India-New Development Bank partnership: Ashwani K Muthoo

India needs country strategy to guide India-New Development Bank partnership: Ashwani K Muthoo

India needs a comprehensive country strategy to guide the India-NDB (New Development Bank) partnership as state authorities are now more willing to take funds from the multilateral lender which was set up by the BRICS nations, said Ashwani K Muthoo, the first director general of NDB’s independent evaluation office. The absence of a country strategy … Read more

India’s public spending on healthcare lowest in BRICS nations; tech can improve access: DEA Secy

India’s public spending on healthcare lowest in BRICS nations; tech can improve access: DEA Secy

India’s public expenditure on health is the lowest among the BRICS nations, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) Secretary Ajay Seth said stressing that technology can play a great role in improving access to healthcare. BRICS is the grouping of five major emerging countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — which together represent … Read more