Virus scare to cut Asia’s growth
Due to the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) economies across Asia would likely grow at a slower pace during the first quarter. Economies across Asia would likely grow…
OPINION: Macroeconomic measures needed to fight coronavirus
If used appropriately macroeconomic policies, as counter-cyclical measures can smooth out economic upheavals and improve overall welfare. Macroeconomic policies, as…
Terror suspects arrested in India say they were using Nepal as a base but security agencies are clueless
The revelation by three suspected ISIS operatives arrested in Delhi displays an intelligence failure on the part of Nepal’s security agencies. On January 9, the special cell of…
Rohingya Genocide: EU wants Myanmar to follow ICJ order
The World Court ordered Myanmar to protect Rohingyas and not to destroy the evidences of the crimes committed against them during a military campaign since August 2017, when some…
India snubs EU Parliament’s resolutions on CAA, Kashmir, says ‘entirely internal’ matters
The resolutions, set to be debated in the European Parliament next Wednesday and voted the day after, come less than two months before PM Modi is likely to travel to Brussels for…
620 km long human chain comprising 70 lakh people formed in Kerala in protest against CAA
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was also standing in the chain along with his family members at Palyam in Thiruvananthapuram. A 620 km long human chain comprising around 70…
Press Myanmar to comply with the ICJ order
The ICJ order Global rights bodies urge international community to press Myanmar to comply with the issued order to protect Rohingyas in Rakhine from the acts of possible…
Rohingya Genocide Case: ICJ ruling today
In response to The Gambia’s seeking provisional measures to stop genocide against the Rohingyas in Myanmar’s Rakhine, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to…
No evidence of intent or plan to destroy Muslims or any other community in northern Rakhine: ICOE report
A report by the Independent Commission of Enquiry (ICOE) has not found any evidence suggesting that these killings or acts of displacement were committed pursuant to an intent…
IMF cuts India’s growth rate to 4.8% citing slowdown in local demand, stress in NBFC sector
In a major setback for India on the economic front, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday slashed its growth rate to 4.8 per cent for the current fiscal year which is…