Congress Has "Fair Chance" Of Forming Coalition Government: Fitch
India News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Friday February 22, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will "struggle" to win a simple majority in the upcoming general election and the opposition Congress party has a "fair chance" at forming government with support from regional allies, according to Fitch Solutions Macro Research.
Elusive $15 Billion India Defense Contract Frustrates Boeing To Lockheed
India News | Anurag Kotoky and Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Wednesday February 20, 2019
India -- the world's biggest arms importer, with an annual defense budget of $43 billion -- has been dangling a potential $15 billion fighter jet deal for more than a decade, with Lockheed and Boeing, the world's two largest contractors, vying for the chance to refit India's air force.
Government's Interim Budget: Here Are The Winners And Losers
Business | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Friday February 1, 2019
The budget includes big announcements such as a major income support scheme for farmers and a new pension program for workers.
Priyanka Gandhi's Ability To Undercut PM Modi's Appeal: Foreign Media
India News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Friday January 25, 2019
The freshest face in Indian politics looks a lot like one from the past. And it could haunt Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he mounts an increasingly fraught bid for re-election.
PM Modi's 84 Foreign Trips Cost Taxpayers $ 280 Million: Government
India News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Friday December 14, 2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's hectic travel schedule and his government's advertising blitz over the past four-and-a-half years have cost Indian taxpayers about 65.9 billion rupees ($920 million). The globe-trotting prime minister's 84 trips around the world cost roughly $280 million, while the government spent $640 million on promoting PM Modi's ...
Government Not Informed In Advance Of Urjit Patel's Decision: Report
Business | Vrishti Beniwal, Anirban Nag, Archana Chaudhary and Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Monday December 10, 2018
Mr Patel, who succeeded Raghuram Rajan in September 2016 for a three-year term, has been at loggerheads with the finance ministry on matters including the banking crisis and interest rates.
Tackling The World's Worst Smog In India, One Scooter At A Time
Delhi News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Tuesday December 4, 2018
As black smoke pours out of an ancient scooter that's been pulled over, a khaki-clad New Delhi transport official issues a fine to its rider: 100 rupees, about $1.42. It's hardly Hollywood stuff, but this is progress in a city of 20 million on the front lines of India's battle against the world's worst air pollution.
7 Indian IL&FS Employees Held Hostage In Ethiopia By Unpaid Staff: Report
India News | Nizar Manek and Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Friday November 30, 2018
The foreign ministry is investigating claims by expatriates in Ethiopia who say they are being held hostage by local staff that haven't been paid after the shadow lender Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd. began defaulting on $12.6 billion in debt.
Imran Khan Says Pak Army Wants to Mend Ties With India: Foreign Media
World News | Ismail Dilawar and Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Thursday November 29, 2018
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan said his political party and the nation's powerful military are "all on one page" in wanting to mend ties with arch-rival India.
India, World's Fastest Growing Economy, Has World's Most Toxic Air
India News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Monday October 22, 2018
Asia's largest economy, China, has long had a reputation for smoggy skies. But these days, neighboring India is fighting the far bigger battle with pollution: it is home to the world's 10 most polluted cities.
PM Modi-Imran Khan Rivalry Means $ 35 Billion Lost In Trade: World Bank
India News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Tuesday September 25, 2018
India and Pakistan's bitter rivalry is costing them $35 billion worth of annual trade, the World Bank said in a report.
Foreign Media On Whether Hollande Claims Can Dent PM Modi's Reputation
India News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Sunday September 23, 2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing allegations his administration acted improperly on a multi-billion dollar warplane contract with France, keeping alive a controversial issue that could dent the ruling party's reputation as it heads to elections next year.
Section 377 Was Being Used As "Weapon Of Discrimination": Chief Justice
India News | Upmanyu Trivedi, Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Thursday September 6, 2018
India's top court has legalized gay sex in the world's second-most populous country in a landmark decision that partially struck down a 158-year-old colonial-era law. After a decades-long legal battle, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India has diluted Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which was first enacted in 1860 and ranks gay sex...
India's Diplomat Shortage Leaves It Far Behind Asian Rival China: Report
India News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Friday August 31, 2018
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Pentagon chief Jim Mattis are heading to New Delhi next week for an inaugural set of high-level meetings -- one more sign the West wants to deepen cooperation with India as a hedge against China.
India And China's New Cosiness Won't Last Long: Foreign Media
India News | Karthikeyan Sundaram, Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Thursday June 28, 2018
President Donald Trump's moves to protect U.S. trade interests are creating unusual bedfellows in Asia. India and China, longstanding economic and strategic rivals, are seeing a thaw in relations less than a year after the most serious border flare-up since a war in 1962 threatened ties between the two Asian giants.
Congress Has "Fair Chance" Of Forming Coalition Government: Fitch
India News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Friday February 22, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will "struggle" to win a simple majority in the upcoming general election and the opposition Congress party has a "fair chance" at forming government with support from regional allies, according to Fitch Solutions Macro Research.
Elusive $15 Billion India Defense Contract Frustrates Boeing To Lockheed
India News | Anurag Kotoky and Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Wednesday February 20, 2019
India -- the world's biggest arms importer, with an annual defense budget of $43 billion -- has been dangling a potential $15 billion fighter jet deal for more than a decade, with Lockheed and Boeing, the world's two largest contractors, vying for the chance to refit India's air force.
Government's Interim Budget: Here Are The Winners And Losers
Business | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Friday February 1, 2019
The budget includes big announcements such as a major income support scheme for farmers and a new pension program for workers.
Priyanka Gandhi's Ability To Undercut PM Modi's Appeal: Foreign Media
India News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Friday January 25, 2019
The freshest face in Indian politics looks a lot like one from the past. And it could haunt Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he mounts an increasingly fraught bid for re-election.
PM Modi's 84 Foreign Trips Cost Taxpayers $ 280 Million: Government
India News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Friday December 14, 2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's hectic travel schedule and his government's advertising blitz over the past four-and-a-half years have cost Indian taxpayers about 65.9 billion rupees ($920 million). The globe-trotting prime minister's 84 trips around the world cost roughly $280 million, while the government spent $640 million on promoting PM Modi's ...
Government Not Informed In Advance Of Urjit Patel's Decision: Report
Business | Vrishti Beniwal, Anirban Nag, Archana Chaudhary and Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Monday December 10, 2018
Mr Patel, who succeeded Raghuram Rajan in September 2016 for a three-year term, has been at loggerheads with the finance ministry on matters including the banking crisis and interest rates.
Tackling The World's Worst Smog In India, One Scooter At A Time
Delhi News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Tuesday December 4, 2018
As black smoke pours out of an ancient scooter that's been pulled over, a khaki-clad New Delhi transport official issues a fine to its rider: 100 rupees, about $1.42. It's hardly Hollywood stuff, but this is progress in a city of 20 million on the front lines of India's battle against the world's worst air pollution.
7 Indian IL&FS Employees Held Hostage In Ethiopia By Unpaid Staff: Report
India News | Nizar Manek and Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Friday November 30, 2018
The foreign ministry is investigating claims by expatriates in Ethiopia who say they are being held hostage by local staff that haven't been paid after the shadow lender Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd. began defaulting on $12.6 billion in debt.
Imran Khan Says Pak Army Wants to Mend Ties With India: Foreign Media
World News | Ismail Dilawar and Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Thursday November 29, 2018
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan said his political party and the nation's powerful military are "all on one page" in wanting to mend ties with arch-rival India.
India, World's Fastest Growing Economy, Has World's Most Toxic Air
India News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Monday October 22, 2018
Asia's largest economy, China, has long had a reputation for smoggy skies. But these days, neighboring India is fighting the far bigger battle with pollution: it is home to the world's 10 most polluted cities.
PM Modi-Imran Khan Rivalry Means $ 35 Billion Lost In Trade: World Bank
India News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Tuesday September 25, 2018
India and Pakistan's bitter rivalry is costing them $35 billion worth of annual trade, the World Bank said in a report.
Foreign Media On Whether Hollande Claims Can Dent PM Modi's Reputation
India News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Sunday September 23, 2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing allegations his administration acted improperly on a multi-billion dollar warplane contract with France, keeping alive a controversial issue that could dent the ruling party's reputation as it heads to elections next year.
Section 377 Was Being Used As "Weapon Of Discrimination": Chief Justice
India News | Upmanyu Trivedi, Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Thursday September 6, 2018
India's top court has legalized gay sex in the world's second-most populous country in a landmark decision that partially struck down a 158-year-old colonial-era law. After a decades-long legal battle, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India has diluted Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which was first enacted in 1860 and ranks gay sex...
India's Diplomat Shortage Leaves It Far Behind Asian Rival China: Report
India News | Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Friday August 31, 2018
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Pentagon chief Jim Mattis are heading to New Delhi next week for an inaugural set of high-level meetings -- one more sign the West wants to deepen cooperation with India as a hedge against China.
India And China's New Cosiness Won't Last Long: Foreign Media
India News | Karthikeyan Sundaram, Iain Marlow, Bloomberg | Thursday June 28, 2018
President Donald Trump's moves to protect U.S. trade interests are creating unusual bedfellows in Asia. India and China, longstanding economic and strategic rivals, are seeing a thaw in relations less than a year after the most serious border flare-up since a war in 1962 threatened ties between the two Asian giants.
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