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STATS
Source: World Bank
Currency: Indian rupeeGDP: 2.719 trillion USD (2018)
GDP per capita: 2,009.98 USD (2018)
GDP growth rate: 6.8% annual change (2018)
GNI per capita: 7,680 PPP dollars (2018)
Gross national income: 10.39 trillion PPP dollars (2018)
Internet users: 34.4% of the population (2017)
Jio valuation jumps on prospect of digital India
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has bought a 1.15% stake in Jio Platforms for $750m …
INSTC Corridor to get own logistics operator
INSTC: Russian Railways is in talks with its counterparts in Iran, India and Azerbaijan about the…
‘New chapter’ as work starts on Afghan leg of TAPI pipeline
Work on the Afghan leg of the 1,814 km, $8bn TAPI natural gas pipeline that will…
China pips India in battle for stake in Dakha Stock Exchange
This week’s announcement from Bangladesh that it had rejected a bid for a 25% stake in…
Branson brings hyperloop to India
The journey time between Mumbai and the university town of Pune could be slashed from three…
Future of Chabahar and Farzad B high on agenda for Rouhani visit to India
Progress on the upgrade of the Iranian port of Chabahar and delays over the awarding of…
Chabahar set to take on Gwadar in fight for traffic on South Asian sea route
The prospect of a new strategic sea route connecting Iran, India and Afghanistan came one step…
World Bank spells out dangers of Russia’s pivot towards the east
The economic transformations taking place in China and India are having subtle and indirect impacts on…
Baku helps Tehran out with loan for INSTC transport corridor
Work on the construction of the 144-km Rasht-Astara rail leg of Iran’s section of the International…
Russia and India rise up World Bank rankings but regional hubs win the day
Russia and India have emerged as two of the biggest winners in the World Bank’s latest…
EU and India ready to resume BTIA talks
EU and India BTIA: A delegation of senior EU officials is to visit Delhi next month…
Now Total considers investing $10bn in Iranian petrochemicals development
Just months after signing a $5bn deal to participate in the development of Iran’s giant offshore …
Work starts on India’s high-speed bullet train as rail network crumbles
India’s dream of enjoying the benefits of high-speed bullet transportation came one step closer to reality…
India offers to invest $11bn in Iran’s Farzad-B – and to take all the gas home
An Indian consortium headed up by ONGC Vicesh has said that it is willing to spend…
ADB pledges $5bn to India’s ECEC East Coast Economic Corridor
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday committed $5bn to develop infrastructure along India’s East Coast Economic Corridor (ECEC)…
Petya hits global supply chain
Operations at one of the terminals at India’s largest container port JNPT have been disrupted by…
Rosneft consortium clinches ‘masterpiece’ $13bn Essar Oil deal
Rosneft’s bid to head up the largest ever foreign investment in India’s history looks set to…
US revives Silk Road projects in bid to counter China’s ‘soft power’ ambitions
New Silk Road: The Trump administration this week announced it was reviving two major infrastructure projects…
Modi’s housing drive forecast to attract $1.3trn in FDI to India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s drive to bring homes to the country’s 1.3 billion people combined with…
India and China take their marks for electric car race
India’s most influential government think-tank has recommended lowering taxes and interest rates for loans on electric…
Vodafone and Idea join forces in to take on Jio in India's 'vicious' price war
In the latest development in the struggle for domination of India’s mobile telecoms market, UK giant Vodafone’s…
BJP looks to trigger FDI surge into retail sector after election victory
Indian retail: BJP’s resounding victory in this month’s Uttar Pradesh assembly elections is expected to trigger…