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Based on figures from the end of last year, India is to overtake the US in 2087 and China in 2097,
says Pushpin Singh, a senior economist at the Centre for Economics and Business Research They deregulated the economy in 1990 and have never looked back,
We used to talk about India and Pakistan in the same breath,
says Tim Willasey-Wilsey, a professor at King’s College London who served for 27 years with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including in Pakistan You would expect Pakistan to be performing the same way as India, given the geographical proximity, similar kind of cultures, and obviously they were once within the same kind of country, to say it very crudely,
There is a huge reliance on external debt in Pakistan, which is very much a function of the governance. It hampers quite a bit of economic progress,
A lot of massive infrastructure projects have happened, especially under the Modi government. With a huge population, you also have a huge middle class, and infrastructure especially being concentrated initially in the urban areas, you’re seeing a lot of migration from rural to urban areas,
I guess people knew something was going to happen based on a little bit of the past. They’ve been fighting for a long time. They’ve been fighting for many, many decades. I hope it ends very quickly,
Now, India’s water will flow for India’s benefit, it will be conserved for India’s benefit, and it will be used for India’s progress,
We are different from Hindus in every possible way,
he proclaimed, calling Kashmir Pakistan’s “jugular vein” and vowing never to abandon “Kashmiris in their heroic struggle against Indian occupation”. Although UK economic momentum has picked up appreciably since last December, and has surprised to the upside relative to depressed Bank expectations, rising global growth worries linked to the US's erratic and risky tariff policies pose fresh risks,
The Indian market had begun to outperform on the back of the perception that there is some insulation from Trump tariffs given the strength of domestic consumption and a clear signal of monetary loosening from the central bank,
said Sat Dhura, portfolio manager at Janus Henderson Investors While sentiments are likely to be jittery in the immediate term, these tensions are unlikely to derail the medium-term appeal of the Indian economy,
said Radhika Rao, senior economist at DBS Bank in Singapore If there is a cessation of hostilities like there should be, pragmatically and practically, the investment climate may not actually be harmed,
said Ajay Marwaha, head of fixed income at Mumbai-headquartered investment house Nuvama Group Recent events are likely to keep foreign investors away,
He acknowledged that ... but added Both leaders emphasized the need to uncompromisingly fight terrorism in all its forms,
the Kremlin said in its readout of the call We call on the parties to exercise restraint to prevent further deterioration of the situation,
We are deeply concerned about an intensified military confrontation between India and Pakistan following the terrorist attack near Pahalgam,
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement The situation on the border remains quite fluid. The scope and scale of India's military action this time around is far greater than in 2016 or 2019. That, in turn, suggests Pakistan will feel more compelled than before to mount a "proportionate" response,
Tom Miller and Udith Sikand, senior analysts at Gavekal told CNBC The key question is whether this turns into a full-fledged conflict or remains a limited defense strike,
Structural reforms, resilient domestic demand, and strong macro fundamentals continue to offer a compelling case,
said Mohit Mirpuri, an equity fund manager at SGMC Capital
