Led by technology companies, the total market capitalisation of top 50 firms in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region surged to $8.1 trillion in 2024, reflecting a 20.6 per cent year-on-year increase, according to a new report.
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his second term in office, the global economy braces for a wave of uncertainty.
In January so far, foreign investors have withdrawn Rs 22,194 crore from Indian equities.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent India at the inauguration of Mr Donald Trump as the President of the United States on January 20.
Taking to the social media platform Truth Social, the President-elect argued that this effort should have been focused on issues such as crime in New York City and the State.
Trump was among a host of world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who wished Modi on his birthday and lauded him for strengthening ties with their countries.
He has made his disparaging observation in the context of climate change, the other critical issue that engulfs the world today.
The US continues to be the worst-hit country in the world by the coronavirus pandemic.
Politicians lust for power in the same manner as business managers crave profits i.e. insatiably. The road to the top of the political pyramid is usually mired with intrigues, deceit and plain hard work, that makes it impossible for them to give up once achieved
"We have great support from India, we have great support from Prime Minister Modi, and I would think that the people, the Indian people would be voting for Trump," he said on Friday when asked about the Indian American vote.
