- 21 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityFinance Minister
Defence Budget 2023-24: Staying The Course Of Strength and Self-Sufficiency
The run-up to the budget unveiling is invariably an open season for speculation and ‘requests’ by all the stakeholders of the economy for favourable treatment. This year was no different.…
By Maj Gen Neeraj Bali, SM (Retd)
Budget 2023: Prioritising Defence and Innovation
Globally, countries are reeling with economic shocks. Comparatively, India has fared well with World Bank stating that the country is better positioned to manage global headwinds. In the defence and…
By Kriti Upadhyaya
Govt calls all-party meet on Sri Lanka crisis Tuesday; Jaishankar to brief MPs
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) The government has called an all-party meeting over the Sri Lankan crisis on Tuesday which will be addressed by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Sri…
China agrees to refinance Pakistan with USD 2.3 billion funding: Finance Minister Ismail
Islamabad, Jun 2 (PTI) China has once again come to the rescue of cash-strapped Pakistan as Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Thursday that the Chinese banks have agreed to…
Centre Clears Entire GST Compensation Due Till Date (31ST MAY, 2022)
The Government of India has released the entire amount of GST compensation payable to States up to 31st May, 2022 by releasing an amount of Rs.86,912 crores. This decision was…
India-US relationship has moved forward and deepened: Finance Minister
Washington, Apr 23 (PTI) The bilateral relationship between India and the US has moved forward and deepened, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Friday asserting that post the Ukrainian war, she…
India facing difficulties with WTO on exporting cereals amidst global food crisis: Sitharaman
Washington, Apr 23 (PTI) Amidst a global shortage of food grains in the aftermath of the Ukrainian war, countries like India which have the potential to address this by exporting…
FM meets OECD Secretary General, discusses bilateral engagement
Washington, Apr 22 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday met OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann and discussed issues of bilateral engagement. The meeting took place on the sidelines of…
FM meets IMF DMD Gita Gopinath; discusses wide range of issues
New Delhi, Apr 21 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday met First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Gita Gopinath, and discussed a range of issues, including…
FM Sitharaman calls for proactive collective efforts towards protecting economies at G20 FMCBG meet in US
Washington, Apr 21 (PTI) Global growth momentum is dampened by prolonged inflation, supply chain disruption, volatility in energy markets and investor uncertainty, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said as she…
FM Sitharaman meets IMF chief, discusses impact of recent ‘geopolitical developments’ on global economy
Washington, Apr 19 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday held talks with IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva during which they voiced concern over the impact of the recent "geopolitical developments"…
FM leaves for US to attend World Bank, IMF meetings
New Delhi, Apr 17 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be leaving for the US later on Sunday to attend the spring meetings of the World Bank and the IMF…
