Washington, April 23 (IANS) India’s push to sustain high economic growth over the next two decades will hinge on investments in human capital and regulatory reforms, a senior policy expert said, flagging skills and workforce gaps as key challenges to the country’s long-term ambitions. Speaking at the New India Conference here, Hemang Jani, Public Policy & Governance expert at the World Bank and former OSD to the Prime Minister’s Office, said India remains well-positioned globally but m…
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Washington, April 23 (IANS) India is emerging as a key player in a global shift in supply chains, driven by efforts to reduce dependence on China, former US official Nisha Biswal said. Biswal, Partner at The Asia Group and former US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, said businesses are rethinking their strategies amid geopolitical and economic uncertainty.“There has been enormous progress,” she said, noting that US-India trade has grown “from 50 billion… t…
Washington, April 23 (IANS) India’s relationship with the United States is under visible strain across its core pillars and needs urgent recalibration based on “mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interest,” Ram Madhav said at the Hudson Institute’s New India Conference. The president of the India Foundation described the partnership as “a very important relationship” that will endure, but warned that recent developments have weakened its strategic, economic and people-to-p…
Washington, April 23 (IANS) The India–US relationship is undergoing strain but remains fundamentally strong, shaped by shared strategic interests and long-term convergence, former US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster told the think tank community here.Speaking at the Hudson Institute’s “New India Conference”, Juster traced the evolution of India’s foreign policy and its growing alignment with Washington, particularly in response to China’s rise.“India remains committed to the prin…
Washington, April 23 (IANS) Senior policymakers and analysts at a high-level conference here said India’s foreign policy is being shaped by strategic autonomy, economic expansion, and a complex — at times strained — partnership with the United States.Speaking at the Hudson Institute’s “New India Conference”, former US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster said India’s global posture reflects a long evolution from Cold War non-alignment to a more flexible approach.“India remains committed …
London, April 23 (IANS) Sayragul Sauytbay, Vice President of East Turkestan’s government-in-exile, has accused British Prime Minister Keir Starmer of “disrespecting human rights” over the approval of a Chinese mega-Embassy in London, a report has highlighted. Speaking to UK’s ‘The Independent’, Sauytbay, an ethnic Kazakh, claimed to have witnessed serious abuses while being forced to work in one of China’s Xinjiang internment camps in 2017. She criticised Starmer for prioritising economic …
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Focused on winning multiple medals at the 2026 Asian Games and 2028 Olympics, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has appointed three foreign coaches and a High-Performance Director (HPD) to work with the national squad. The foreign experts are expected to assume office next month.Georgia’s Emzarios Bentinidis will be the men’s freestyle coach, Japan’s Kosei Akaishi will look after the women wrestlers, Gogi Koguashvili will be the coach for men’s Greco-Roma…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) India’s engineering exports to the United States witnessed a growth of 2.3 per cent year-on-year to $19.60 billion in FY26, maintaining its position as the top destination despite higher tariffs, according to industry data released on Thursday.Data compiled by the Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) India suggested that overall engineering exports touched a record high of $122.43 billion in FY26, an increase of almost 5 per cent compared to $116.75 billion in…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) China could potentially access 80–90 per cent of surveillance cameras in Ukraine, including those on reconnaissance drones, posing a direct security threat during war and chances of drone interception, a new report has claimed.The report from Ukrainian media dev.ua said that there have already been cases of Russians intercepting the control of Ukrainian drones.The report cited Octava Capital founder Oleksandr Kardakov as saying that Chinese manufacturer Hikvision ins…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) India’s ready-to-drink (RTD) non-alcoholic beverage market has entered a new growth phase, and is expected to double from roughly $20 billion in 2025 to $40 billion by 2030, a report said on Thursday.The report from Redseer Strategy Consultants said the growth will be driven by the rise of quick commerce, especially in the RTD category that saw over 100 per cent growth.It noted a structural shift in consumption patterns from planned stock-up buying to immediate, need…