India, China and South Africa have fared “relatively better” than other major economies in imports and exports in the first quarter of this year, according to the latest UN data which said that global trade recovery from the COVID-19 crisis hit a record high during in the same period. The Global Trade Update by the … Read more
While condoling loss of lives in Myanmar, India has urged maximum restraint and called for release of detained leaders. These remarks were made by India’s Permanent Representative at UN TS Tirumurti at a special closed door session on Myanmar held on Wednesday. However, the senior diplomat also called for greater engagement with the Myanmar establishment … Read more
Tapping into women‘s huge potential is a “win-win” situation for their empowerment and inclusive global economic growth, IMF‘s Chief Economist Gita Gopinath has said as she warned that the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to roll back years of hard-won economic and social gains for the community. The top Indian-American economist made the comments in her keynote … Read more
UNITED NATIONS: The U.N. independent investigator on Myanmar said Wednesday that “hardened” troops are being deployed from a number of border areas in northern Rakhine state to some cities, raising the possibility of bloodshed and “a tragic loss of life.” Special rapporteur Tom Andrews said in an interview with The Associated Press that the initial … Read more
NEW YORK: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged at the United Nations on Saturday that his country’s vaccine production capacity would be made available globally to fight the Covid-19 crisis. “As the largest vaccine-producing country of the world, I want to give one more assurance to the global community today,” Modi said in a pre-recorded … Read more