Must Read News Articles-September 3rd 2019

China lodges case at WTO against US over import duties

China lodged a case against the US with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over the import duties.

Malé Declaration overlooks Pakistan claim on Kashmir issue

A day after India stalled Pakistan’s attempt to rake up the Kashmir issue at the South Asian Speakers’ Summit in the Maldives, the Male Declaration, adopted at the meeting, ignored all assertions made by Islamabad on the matter.

Reaching out to Europe

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visits to Biarritz on the Atlantic coast of France and his travels to Vladivostok on Russia’s Pacific coast helps frame the growing importance of Eurasia for India’s changing geopolitics.

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Inter-ministerial panel on fintech: ‘Need to look into virtual banking licences, fixed deposit dematerialisation, gold bonds’

The panel has suggested putting in place a comprehensive legal framework to protect consumers of digital services

Explained: How to read GDP data

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) released the economic growth data for the first quarter (Q1, or April to June) of the current financial year (2019-20, or FY20).

Centre must loosen purse strings, measures announced by it are unlikely to prop up growth immediately

What is definitely missing from the policies announced so far is a direct stimulus in terms of financial outlays from the Centre.