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Dangers Of Focussing Only On Economic Growth, Which Can Be Harmful To Humans And Environment As Well.  Recent Report By UNESCAP, Survey 2019: Recently a report, 'Survey 2019' was  published by UNESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific) and the theme of the report was 'Ambitions Beyond Growth'. The main aim of Survey 2019 is to focus on ways and methods to make ambitious Agenda 2030 or Agenda 30 of  SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) successful.  Steps to be Taken: An additional annual investment of $1.5 trillion will be allocated in developing countries of Asia Pacific region, so that they can achieve the set goals of Agenda 2030 of SDGs. In the report, UNESCAP has further added that the developing countries of Asia Pacific region should expand their policies beyond the focus of mere economic growth. The fundamental reason for this is, the countries facing high levels of inequality, unemployment and most importantly e...

Boosting Private Investment In India, Presented By- Mohit Singh. Ways to Boost Private Investment In India In Order To Enhance Growth Rate, Employment, Exports.  If we will see the economy of India, then the primary reason that is contributing towards the growth of India's economy are Consumption and Government Spending. In India Consumption and Government Spending are the main source for gross capital formation and investment in the economy. But the problem is that, Government spending led growth is bound to hit plateau, in order to break this barrier Private Investment has to come into play to further accelerate economy, and when I am talking about private investment then it means that there should be least intervention from government side at a time when private firms want to expand their base the way they want. Government  should only intervene to the extent of imposing basic and necessary regulations.  Current Growth Scenario in India : As we know ...

US-INDIA Trade War, A Trade War That Is Running Parallel To US-China Trade War. It's a fact that few years back when anyone used to talk about Trade War then the response that person used to get was, there could be no Trade War, the world economy is very stable, Donald Trump is a very smart businessman and he won't push US into a trade war, but soon US-China Trade War happened followed by USA Trade war with multiple countries and consequently India too fell into Trade War with the US. The Trade War that's going on between US and India is very important at least from India's point of view as we need to observe, to what extent this ongoing Trade War would impact India's relation with US and does India require to change her foreign policy in the coming years.   Developments: India hiked duty on 29 category of items that were imported from the US. This was basically a retaliatory step taken by India against US imposing high tariffs on steel and aluminium ...

Finally IMF (International Monetary Fund) delivers $6 Billion Bailout to Pakistan, Approximately 42,000 Crore Indian Rupees.  So before I start I would like to explain one very simple thing regarding "Bailout". When it comes to Bailout then people generally misinterpret it as "Simply Loan", but this is completely wrong. A loan can be taken by anyone, a person or a country which may be financially stable for further development. But when this receiving of money gets this tag "Bailout" then the meaning itself changes. A "Bailout" is giving financial assistance or loan to a "FAILING STATE". So any Loan given to a failing state is termed as Bailout. So, every bailout can be a loan but every loan is not bailout. IMF At a Glance : International Monetary Fund is an international organization which is headquartered in Washington D.C which consists of total 189 countries of which our Lovely India is also a part. IMF was established in orde...