Growth forecast for 2024 lowered amid challenges

Bhutan’s economic growth forecast for 2024 has been revised down to five percent, marking a 1.1 percent drop from earlier projections, primarily due to challenges in the domestic economy, including delays in Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project (PHPA-II) and a slow tourism recovery. According to the Macroeconomic Situation report from the Ministry of Finance,  one of the main […]

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Everything You Need to Know About India-Nepal Bilateral Relationship

Nepal and India share a multifaceted and deeply rooted relationship spanning history, culture, tradition, religion, and economics for centuries. Nepal-India close bonds symbolizes an open border, unhindered movement of people, marriages and familial ties known as ‘Roti-Beti ka Rishta’. Both counties enjoy excellent multidimensional bilateral ties since the two countries established diplomatic relations on 17 […]

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Turkey wants to lift all sanctions against Syria

Turkey has called on the international community to lift all sanctions against Syria. The Turkish Foreign Minister made the call after meeting with Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Shara in Damascus on Sunday (December 22). Al Jazeera reported that Syrian de facto leader Ahmed al-Shara welcomed Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in the capital Damascus on […]

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US ‘War-Addicted’ Country: China

China’s Defense Ministry has called the United States a war-addicted country. China believes that Washington has become the biggest threat to global security. Beijing has also accused the US Defense Department of distorting China’s defense policy and presenting it to the world. Ministry spokesman Zhang Xiaogang said that the US Defense Department report released this […]

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‘Mahatma Gandhi is the father of the nation, not of India, but of Pakistan’

Musician Abhijit Bhattacharya made an explosive comment about ‘Bapu’ Mahatma Gandhi. Where he referred to this Indian freedom fighter as ‘the father of Pakistan’, which has started a huge uproar on social media. Recently, in a podcast, singer Abhijit Bhattacharya said that Mahatma Gandhi is the father of Pakistan, not of India. While talking about […]

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Al-Qadir Trust corruption case verdict against Imran and Bushra postponed

The verdict in the Al-Qadir Trust corruption case against former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi was scheduled to be announced on Monday. However, the Accountability Court in Islamabad has postponed the verdict. On Monday, Justice Nasir Javed Rana said in the court that the verdict will not be announced today […]

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Trump’s AI advisor is Bharatiya Krishnan

Indian-origin entrepreneur Sriram Krishnan has been appointed as an artificial intelligence (AI) advisor by the newly elected US President Donald Trump. Indian media NDTV reported on Monday that Krishnan will work as a senior advisor in the White House’s policy-making on artificial intelligence. In a statement regarding Krishnan’s appointment, Donald Trump said that Krishnan will […]

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South Korea says it detects signs of North Korea preparing more troops, drones for Russia

South Korea’s military said on Monday it has detected signs of North Korea preparing to send more troops and weapons, including suicide drones, to Russia to support its war against Ukraine. Pyongyang has already provided 240mm multiple rocket launchers and 170mm self-propelled howitzers to Russia, and was seen preparing to produce more suicide drones to […]

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