News Today
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News Today

A loan waiver rain and a State fiscal capacity drought
The Government of Tamil Nadu, in early February, announced a waiver for farm loans from cooperative credit societies to the extent of ₹12,100 crore. (Read More)

The vital but delicate task of reviving the Iran deal
Of all the foreign policy challenges facing the Joe Biden administration, none is more critical than salvaging the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA, or the Iran nuclear deal) that has been unravelling over the [Read More]

Sri Lanka now clears Indian investment at another Colombo Port terminal
Sri Lanka on Tuesday said it will develop the West Container Terminal (WCT) at the Colombo Port along with India and Japan, in a near-360 degree policy turn from a month ago, when the two [Read More]

PM Modi says $82 billion being invested in ports
India will invest $82 billion in port projects by 2035, raise share of clean renewable energy source in maritime sector, develop waterways and boost tourism around lighthouses as part of port-led development, Prime Minister Narendra [Read More]

China targeted Indian power grid during Ladakh stand-off: NYT report
he newspaper reported that a new study has lent weight to the idea that the 15 June Galwan Valley clash between Indian and Chinese troops and the outage in Mumbai four months later might have [Read More]

Power the best vaccine for peace on borders
Following Galwan, there were economic and diplomatic actions, including banning Chinese investments as also refusing to participate in Shanghai Cooperation exercises, thereby linking trade and diplomatic ties with peace and tranquility along the LAC. (Read [Read More]

The Covid Package
The devastating fallout from the spread of Covid-19 has left Americans in dire need of further relief. The promptitude of the present is in refreshing contrast to the inertia of the previous. (Read More)

Shades of Grey
The FATF will retain Pakistan on its “grey list” and the country’s status will be reviewed at an “extraordinary” meeting in June. It shall not be easy for the government to disclaim its game of [Read More]

MSP no panacea
There is no doubt that the MSP regime is beleaguered by issues related to adequacy and effectiveness. Indeed, MSP is not necessarily a panacea for problems that plague Indian agriculture. We need to look beyond [Read More]

Is old gold?
India is only at the beginning of the curve which has topped out in the developed world as increasing prosperity ensures people live much longer. As the population’s median age goes up, so will the [Read More]