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EAM Jaishankar discusses Indo-Pacific, West Asia situation with Australian counterpart Wong

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EAM Jaishankar discusses Indo-Pacific, West Asia situation with Australian counterpart Wong

External Affairs Minister Dr Jaishankar, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan at at the opening of the 7th Indian Ocean Conference in Perth. | Photo Credit: X@DrSJaishankar External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on February 9 met his Australian counterpart Penny Wong and discussed the bilateral … Read more

Indian rupee ends 2022 as worst-performing Asian currency

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Indian rupee ends 2022 as worst-performing Asian currency

The Indian rupee ended 2022 as the worst-performing Asian currency with a fall of 11.3%, its biggest annual decline since 2013, as the dollar rocketed on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s aggressive monetary policy stance to tame inflation. The rupee finished the year at 82.72 to the U.S. currency, down from 74.33 at the end of … Read more