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IMF lowers India’s growth forecast to 6.9% for 2012
The IMF (International Monetary Fund) lowered India’s growth forecast to 6.9% for this year. The lowered growth outlook in 2012 owes much to a slowdown of investment which partly reflects structural factors IMF called for renewed efforts to revive the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
G-4 ingeminates call for UNSC expansion
India and three other member countries of the G-4 emphasised the need for expansion of the UN Security Council (UNSC) membership in both permanent and non-permanent categories and improving upon the working methods of the UNSC. India, in this regard ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2012
India-Pakistan: Implications of MFN Status
According to WTO, MFN status means that every time a country lowers a trade barrier or opens up a market, it has to do so for the same goods or services from all its trading partners — whether rich or ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Russia: Putin for expansion of SCO membership
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told the SCO s Council of Ministers summit in St Petersburg that Russia favoured the expansion of the membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Enlargement will add to the SCO s capabilities, authority and ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
5th IBSA summit, Pretoria and Tshwane Declaration
The President of the Republic of South Africa Jacob Zuma, the Prime Minister of the Republic of India Dr. Manmohan Singh, and the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Ms. Dilma Rousseff met at the Presidential Guest House, Pretoria, ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Category: Summits and Conferences
UN resolution on Syria: India refrains whilst Russia, China veto
UNSC resolution on Syria which threatens action against Syria if it did not at once stop the lethal onslaught of anti-regime protesters – India refrained from voting. Russia and China (both permanent members of UNSC) vetoed thus annulling the draft. ..