US and EU trade deals put India on global stage but challenges remain

Unlike Vietnam or even Bangladesh, which have followed export-oriented manufacturing, emphasising on export promotion policies and large-scale foreign direct investment, “India’s manufacturing push, in comparison, has been fragmented, less urgent and hesitant to expose domestic firms to foreign competition. This needs to change faster”, Priyanka Kishore, founder of the Singapore-based Asia Decoded think-tank, told the […]

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Winter Paralympics 2026: Six Russians and four Belarusians to compete under national flags

Six Russian and four Belarusian athletes will compete under their nations’ flags at the upcoming Winter Paralympics. In September, the International Paralympic Committee lifted its ban on athletes from the two countries competing at the Games. Both countries were suspended from Paralympic competition after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with Belarus a close ally […]

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