At a time when the world is facing a global recession, India has transformed as a nation with several positives, said V Muraleedharan, minister of state for external affairs. India’s GDP growth for the current year is estimated at 7% which is the highest…

The government and the #RBI seem to imagine the worst of any emerging technology or newer asset classes such as virtual digital assets. #vda #bitcoin #erupee #blockchain

The global economy is still in the shadow of a #recession with total economic losses due to the #Russia-#Ukraine conflict touching $1 trillion. #Economy #war

The EU’s Digital Markets Act is at best a regulatory sandbox and results are awaited. India should not emulate this experiment blindly for Big Tech regulation. #bigtech #google #facebook #apple #microsoft #amazon

It will be a great achievement for #India’s #G20 presidency if it manages to resolve the #debt crisis which is troubling several member nations. #economy

India offers a potential market for distressed assets, but #IBC doesn’t provide a marketplace or e-platform to potential #investors. #insolvencyandbankruptcycode

Heavily populated human settlements close to forests and increasing animal population in Kerala lead to a rise in the number of human-elephant conflicts.

India is the only country that can give the West countervailing power against China. #G20presidency can help India leverage its geopolitical moment. #indiachina

While another #repo #rate hike seems a certainty, the #RBI may also take steps to address structural issues that fuel #inflation. #economy

The states’ ability to boost capital expenditure has suffered, while the private sector is witnessing a fall in capital formation and investment. #economy #infrastructure #india #growth #5trillioneconomy #capex

The lack of clarity on what constitutes national security could make the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill vulnerable to misuse by the government. #DigitalPersonalDataProtectionBill #surveillance

The economic crisis triggered by the pandemic and Ukraine-Russia war has led to the rise of protectionism that is negating the gains of #globalisation in the last few decades. #G20 #multilateralism

WEF’s Gender Gap Report 2022 shows that even the best performing countries have not achieved full gender parity.

TRAI should fix minimum tariffs to save the telecom industry from the price war and to create healthy competition among service providers. #telecom #industry

Governments should apply the principle of competitive neutrality in public procurement in cases where no participant has any competitive advantage. #GeM #publicprocurement #publicsector

Removing hurdles to internal migration holds key to India’s #future #growth. The existing #legal mechanism must be strengthened to protect the interests of #migrants. #economy #demography

The #Covid19 and #Mpox outbreaks exacerbated patterns of social exclusion and violence, creating a negative effect on #LGBTQ+ people. #PMNCH

US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo highlighted the potential of US-India trade beyond #semiconductors as both countries are keen to reduce reliance on #Chinese #electronics #imports. #USIndiatrade #economy

Marine plastic pollution may grow by an unprecedented 2.6 times by 2040 from 171 trillion pieces at present. #marinepollution #plasticpollution #climate #pollution

India is a global leader in digital public goods as demonstrated in the development of Aadhar, UPI, National Digital Health Mission, and Open Government Data Platform. #Digitalpublicgoods #digitalindia #G20