US, Indian institutions to create curriculum on infrastructure resilience: USAID administrator

Washington: Educational institutions of higher learning in India and the United States are working to create a curriculum on infrastructure resilience, Samantha Power, Administrator for the USAID, said on Monday. “We are going to be working with universities like Virginia Tech and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to create a curriculum on infrastructure resilience,…

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Initial trends show PML-N leading in several seats in Pakistan’s by-elections

Islamabad/Lahore: Initial trends from Pakistan’s by-election on Sunday showed that the ruling alliance led by Nawaz Sharif’s PML-N was leading on several seats. Polling was held for 21 national and provincial seats in the by-elections, which took place amidst tight security and suspension of cellular and internet services in some districts of Punjab and Balochistan…

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US senators object to wheat, rice subsidies in India; USTR says market access to India has improved

Washington: India has opened up its market to the American farming industry in as many as 12 different categories, a top Biden administration trade official told lawmakers on Wednesday as some influential senators raised the issue of wheat and rice subsidies in India and alleged forced labour in the country’s shrimp industry. US Trade Representative…

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Pakistan’s economic outlook ‘uncertain’, says ADB as it predicts 1.8% growth for FY2024

Islamabad: The Asian Development Bank has said that Pakistan’s economic outlook remains uncertain, as political instability would remain a key risk to the sustainability of stabilisation and reform efforts, according to a media report. The Manila-based lending agency in its ‘Asian Development Outlook’ said potential supply chain disruptions from the escalation of the conflict in…

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