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Budget 2016: A Delicate Balancing Task achieved
March 1 , 2016 Prof R Vaidyanathan
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All budgets are in a sense compromises with different stakeholders. Whether it is a housewife making budget for home or a Chief Finance officer for a company or Finance minister for the Government. The ...

Economic Studies

Tags : Budget 2016 , India

GDP numbers-First time, how reliable?
February 27 , 2016 Prof R Vaidyanathan
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India’s economic growth for the financial year 2016 has been estimated at 7.6 per cent as compared with the revised estimate of 7.2 per cent in the previous year, aided mostly by growth in the manufactu...

Economic Studies

Tags : 2016 , GDP growth , India’s economic growth

Round table Conference on Energy Security on 14-15 May, 2015 - Summary of Recommendations
February 26 , 2016
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1.The Round-table recognised that energy access is critical for energy security. It took note of the fact that 80 million households are still to be provided with electricity and energy. This denies t...

Energy Security

Tags : Energy Security

Defence Budget 2016-17: Needed more Funds and Timely Spending
February 25 , 2016 Brig Gurmeet Kanwal
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Unspent Funds

Defence

Tags : Defence Budget 2016-17 , Indian Defence

Breakout Moment for Iran
February 23 , 2016 Mayank Anand Purohit
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The Iran Nuclear Deal or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was implemented on 16th January 2016 after Iran completed its obligations for securing suspension of nuclear related sanctions imposed...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Iran , Iran nuclear deal , Iranian economy

Re-asserting ‘Neighbourhood First’- External Affairs Minister’s Sri Lanka Visit
February 22 , 2016 Anushree Ghisad
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Keeping up with the momentum of 2015 which was a historic year in terms of high level bilateral visits, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj paid a successful visit to Sri Lanka on February 5 and 6, ...

Sri Lanka, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : India-Sri Lanka Relation , MEA , Sri Lanka Visit , Sushma Swaraj

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