India is expected to grow at 7.2% in 2021 but economic growth could decelerate next year, according to a United Nations report which said the recovery in the country is constrained by the ongoing human and economic cost of the Covid pandemic and the negative impact of food price inflation on private consumption. The UNCTAD Trade and Development Report 2021, released here on Wednesday, sounded a cautiously optimistic note to say that the global economy is set for a strong recovery in 2021, albeit with a good deal of uncertainty clouding the details at the regional and country levels over the second half of the year.
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Chinese newspaper publishes nuclear war safety tips
BEIJING (TIP): A state-run newspaper in a Chinese province bordering North Korea published a list of tips on Dec 7 for how civilians can protect themselves in the event of a nuclear attack. The apocalyptic article comes as […]
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Murder of Gauri Lankesh is an ominous sign for India’s flailing democracy
Gauri Lankesh, a prominent Kannada journalist and a vehement critic of communal politics of the BJP government, was gunned down at her doorstep in Rajarajeswari Nagar in Bengaluru by some unknown assailants. She worked as […]
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Guest Comment : Starting over: On Rahul’s elevation
Rahul Gandhi spent so many years stepping up to become president of the Congress party that once he was elected unopposed, the biggest surprise remained the timing: in the middle of an Assembly election campaign […]
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