India’s external affairs minister Dr. S Jaishankar will embark on a two-day visit to Palestine’s Ramallah on March 8. The key focus of his visit will be the India-Palestine Joint commission meeting (JCM) which he will co-chair along with his Palestinian counterpart Riad al-Maliki. This is Dr Jaishankar’s first-ever visit to Ramallah in his capacity…Continue Reading

India’s external sector resilient to taper tantrums, says Economic Survey

NEW DELHI: Strong exports, capital inflows, low current account deficit and high forex reserves makes India better prepared to face external shocks, the Economic Survey said on Monday. In recent months, scaling back of pandemic-related stimulus programme amidst persistent inflationary pressures in advanced economies, particularly the US, have reignited some fears of taper tantrum. However,…Continue Reading

India’s external affairs minister Jaishankar to embark on three-day visit to Israel

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will embark on a three-day official visit to Israel from Sunday, in the first high-level engagement between Prime Minister Narendra Modi government and the new Israeli government led by Naftali Bennett. During his visit, the EAM Jaishankar will meet the top leadership of the Israel coalition government including Israeli…Continue Reading