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Hindustan Times December 04, 2019 Published By: Rezaul H Laskar This year’s edition of the talks, popularly known as the 2+2 dialogue, assume additional significance as they come months after India, Australia, Japan and the US decided to upgrade their interactions in the “Quadrilateral” format to the ministerial level in September. India and Australia are set to hold their third combined dialogue of the defence and foreign secretaries on December 9, with the Indo-Pacific and preparations for Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s visit next year expected to top the agenda. This year’s edition of the talks, popularly known as the 2+2 dialogue, assume additional significance as they come months after India, Australia, Japan and the US decided to upgrade their interactions in the “Quadrilateral” format to the ministerial level in September. Australia’s foreign secretary Frances Adamson and defence secretary Greg Moriarty will meet their Indian counterparts Vijay Gokha...

 ET ONLINE | JAN 27, 2018 Just after Prime Minister Narendra Modi showcased a democratic and developing India to the global leaders at the annual meet of World Economic Forum at Davos in Switzerland, India's former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan punctured Modi's India pitch.  Modi said,"In India, 'Democracy, Demography and Dynamism' together are shaping the country's destiny and leading it towards the path of Devepolment." He also said, "Our Mantra is 'Reform, Perform And Transform."  However, Rajan did not agree. Speaking to ET Now, he doubted if the way the Modi government was functioning was really democratic. He said only a small clique was making all the decisions while bureaucrats were sidelined.  Talking of stalled infrastructure projects, Rajan said there was the need for political focus on implementation. "I worry that we are not getting decisions taken by the bureaucracy. Mr Jaitley has talked time and again abou...

The Economic Affairs January 22, 2018 The Central government and a few states are all set to pitch for investments at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos starting Tuesday, with investor round tables and conferences lined up. The Indian push in Davos comes at a time when the NDA government is entering the last year of its current term, with global growth rebounding and interest shifting to other emerging markets. Apart from Prime Minister  Narendra Modi , members of his delegation who will engage with global investors in the Swiss town include Commerce and Industry minister Suresh Prabhu, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and Petroleum Minister  Dharmendra   Pradhan, besides senior government officials. With printing of the Budget papers underway, Finance Minister  Arun Jaitley  is expected to attend the forum on Wednesday. The Indian presence will also be bolstered by the country’s top businessmen, including Mukesh Ambani, Tata Group chairman N Cha...

The Times of India Jan 18, 2018 The 48th annual meeting of World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, is scheduled for next week and will host its usual line-up of industry veterans, globe-trotting financiers and politicians across the globe. The forum engages with the political, business and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. It was established in 1971 as a non-profitable foundation and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. To be attended by over 3,000 global leaders, the five-day WEF meet will be held between January 22 and January 26. What's on the agenda this year *The theme of the meeting, spread over 400 sessions, would be 'Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World', while the meeting would also see the largest ever proportion of women leaders (21 per cent) including all co-chairs being women this time including social entrepreneur Chetna Sinha from India and IMF's Christine Lagarde, the W...