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In terms of inflation, economic growth, tax collections, exports and the value of the rupee, India is doing better than most significant economies around the world. But how long can the good news last in the face of visible headwinds? T N Ninan assesses the economic outlook. Read it here
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Aditi Phadnis traces the Sharif family’s entrenched record of corruption as Shahbaz Sharif gets ready to take power as Pakistan’s prime minister. Read it here
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