[ad_1] This, barely months after the Pulwama attack that claimed the lives of 40 Indian troops (an action linked to Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad). India insisted on affixing responsibility for the carnage, while the global financial system swung the other way, giving balance-of-payments measurements priority over the blood-stained reality of Pakistan’s links with terror operations. Also Read:…
[ad_1] Though Indian stock market indices have a record of falling in response to armed conflicts, the latest strike by India on targets in Pakistan did not bother investors on Wednesday. The Sensex edged lower at first, but quickly recovered to end 0.13% higher. It offered a sharp contrast with Pakistan’s market, whose primary index…
[ad_1] At the World Bank, he installed David Malpass but otherwise left the institution untouched. He kept David Lipton, an advisor to Democrats, in place as the IMF’s number two official, an appointment that is traditionally the prerogative of US presidents. Also Read: Data at threat: The Trump administration’s war on statistics won’t end we…
[ad_1] High-school physics textbooks tell us that the gravitational pull between two objects is determined by three factors—the weight of the two objects, the distance between them and a universal gravitational constant. The gravitational force is directly proportional to the mass of each object, while it is inversely proportional to the distance between them. This…
[ad_1] With a new RBI governor at the helm, the MPC will consider the latest information on consumer price index (CPI)-based inflation and GDP growth available since the last meeting. Average headline CPI inflation in the third quarter of 2024-25 at 5.6% was well above the target, though in line with RBI’s baseline estimate. The…
[ad_1] (Bloomberg) — Javier Milei, Argentina’s brash, libertarian president, is (mostly) OK with the nickname pundits have given him: “el loco,” or “the madman.” But he’s quick to point out that what separates a madman from a genius are results. And as he returns to Davos a year after he shook up the crowd there…
