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On growth prospects of India and China, T N Ninan in his weekly column notes: One could argue that India is not troubled in the same way as China is by a declining population and structural problems in real estate/construction and finance. But India has serious trade and fiscal imbalances, and excessive dependence on capital expenditure by the government. The message is clear: If there is a growth race between India and China, there is as yet no one winner. Read more
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Aditi Phadnis argues why Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is comfortably placed for the next election. Read here
When it comes to cultural heritage, India is clearly a country like no other, writes Veenu Sandhu. Read more
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“Our mission as a nation is to offer India Stack or the part of the stack to those enterprises and countries across the world who want to innovate and further integrate, execute, and implement digital transformation.”
Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar
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