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With its varied, expansive geography and a youthful population, Pakistan should be attractive to investors, especially for labour-intensive industries like clothing or automobile manufacturing. But in addition to the current instability, decades of conflict in neighbouring Afghanistan have also affected the country, with millions of Afghan refugees crossing the ...

But while the BJP has gotten away with pitting Kuki Christians, who comprise barely 18 percent of the population against Meitei Hindus accounting for a whopping 53 percent, there is no doubt that the country is paying a heavy price for the Hindutva project. Firstly, the religious violence has ...

Agencies The government on Saturday imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of $800 per tonne on onion exports till December 31 this year with a view to increase availability of the vegetable in the domestic market and contain prices.The decision will come into effect from October 29. Besides, the ...

New Delhi: The government has reduced the floor price for basmati rice exports to USD 950 per tonne from USD 1,200 per tonne amid concerns that higher prices were hurting outward shipments. In a communication to export promotion body APEDA, the Union Commerce Ministry has said “it has been ...

RIYADH: Whenever conflicts erupt in the Middle East, American consumer brands are often among the first targets of public anger. The war in Gaza has been no different, with McDonald’s and Starbucks branches in Lebanon attacked and consumer boycotts announced throughout the region. These attacks and boycotts echo similar ...

Jerusalem:Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in his first public statement following the surprise attack by Islamic Hamas on Saturday, said that the nation is “at war” and will extract an unprecedented price from its enemy. “We are at war, not in an operation or in rounds, but at war. ...

Pakistan has set a minimum export price (MEP) of $1,050 per tonne for basmati rice, prompting India to consider reducing its MEP by $200-300 from the current $1,200 per tonne, sources told ET. This move aims to ensure that Indian basmati rice exporters remain competitive globally and don’t lose ...

Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said that he is “excited” to return to his country on October 21, ending a four-year “self-imposed exile” and to lead his party in the upcoming elections.Addressing an online meeting of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) ticket holders from London on Monday, the ...

Lahore/London: Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said that he is “excited” to return to his country on October 21, ending a four-year “self-imposed exile” and to lead his party in the upcoming elections. Addressing an online meeting of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) ticket holders from London on ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an interview with PTI’s Editor-in-Chief Vijay Joshi, (second right), and PTI senior editors Sangita Tewari and Nirmal Pathak, in New Delhi, on August 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The BJP and the Opposition traded barbs on September 3 over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ...