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NEW DELHI – India’s economy grew by 7.4% in the January–March quarter of 2025, significantly exceeding expectations and outperforming other major economies, according to government data ...
As President Trump pushes European allies to spend 5 percent of GDP on defense — something the U.S. has not done since 1990 — the bar has been set to produce disappointment.
The report highlights India's strong performance on the global economic front, adding USD 297 billion to the total increase in global GDP during FY25.
India contributed 6.7% (USD 297 billion) to global GDP growth in FY25, with SBI alone accounting for 1.1% (USD 44 billion) globally and 16% of India's contribution.
As mentioned, Australia’s main strategic ally – the US – has pressured Australia to hike defence spending to 3.5% of GDP, up from around 2.02% of GDP this financial year (which the ...
With around 5,000 different ethno-linguistic and religious groups, India is one of the most culturally and genetically diverse countries in the world. Yet, it remains underrepresented in genomic ...
NATO member nations voted to increase defense spending to 5% of their annual GDP by 2035, following long-term pressure from President Donald Trump, as the alliance reaffirmed its defensive agreement.
New GDP data shows the U.S. economy shrank at an 0.5% annual pace from January through March, the first quarterly drop in three years.
Analysis of flight recorder data from the deadly Air India crash two weeks ago was underway in India after investigators successfully retrieved the information from the two black boxes on board.
The Commerce Department released its third estimate of U.S. gross domestic product for the first quarter and found the economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.5%.
As India’s defense chief attended an international security conference in Singapore in May, soon after India and Pakistan fought what many in South Asia now dub “the four-day war”, he had a ...
A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit (or ‘mission’), in most cases to a member country. Missions are undertaken as part of ...