NEW DELHI: Lockdowns are costly and the longer the current lockdown lasts, the greater the impact on the GDP. Renowned economist Dr. Arvind Virmani said the government needs to seriously look at alternatives even though the lockdown has helped slow the spread of infection. On Talking Point with StratNews Global, he said the government could continue […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Post-Coronavirus, the government must set aside fiscal discipline and focus on stabilising the lives of thousands of workers in the informal sector. That’s the word from Rajat Kathuria, head of the economic policy think tank ICRIER. In an audio chat with StratNews Global’s Editor-in-Chief Nitin Gokhale and Editor Surya Gangadharan, Kathuria said the lives […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The Islamic State’s claimed attack on a Sikh gurudwara and dharamshala in Kabul that killed at least 25 people on Wednesday, may not be directed at India. Rather it fits in with that movement’s anti-non Muslim attitude, says India’s ex-envoy to Afghanistan Gautam Mukhopadhaya. Speaking to StratNews Global Editor Surya Gangadharan and Associate […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The Coronavirus appears to have passed its peak at least in China but is spreading in other parts of the world, especially Europe and the United States. In India, the number of cases has gone past 70 and can be expected to increase, says Lt. Gen. SL Narasimhan (Retd), member of the National Security […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The conviction of UN-designated terrorist and 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed by a Pak court has come almost on cue. The terror watchdog FATF (Financial Action Task Force) has a crucial plenary meeting where it will assessed if Pakistan has done enough to crack down on terror funding and money laundering and […]Read More
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