The lowest drug prices were found in India and South Africa.
'If global growth continues to be sluggish, India instead could potentially take a bigger piece of a shrinking pie,' says Prachi Mishra, managing director, Global Macro Research, and India chief economist, Goldman Sachs.
India is currently a relatively small market for the US, in terms of total US exports.
The advanced economies have been experiencing their longest period of slow growth.
It is a wonder how pervasive and long-lasting the damage can be from a balance-sheet crisis, says Suman Bery.
IIM-A saw 36 per cent jump in maximum domestic salary in 2018 placements this year.
World's 300 largest metropolitan economies account for nearly half of global economic output.
India has promised to reduce the emission intensity of its growth by 33-35 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030.
Is India really one of the cheapest nations to live in?
The advanced economies have been experiencing their longest period of slow growth in many decades.
During her nearly 17-minute speech, she did not mention Pakistan.
While India's human development index has improved, absolute performance levels aren't satisfactory, says T N Ninan.
The deported Rohingyas would face persecution in Myanmar but also, possibly, elimination.
'Trump's anti-trade, anti-immigrant rhetoric reminds me of Chinese history,' says A V Rajawade.
ADB's calculations imply almost half of India's population (47.7 per cent) was below the line in 2010. Both these estimates are based on the year 2005's purchasing power parity rates.
If we are to realise the full potential of biologics' ability to improve people's health, it is essential to encourage public policy and support R&D.
It is often said that the India-Indonesia relationship is overshadowed by mutual neglect.
Congress campaign seeking to paint the ruling party as anti-poor and anti-farmer seems to have unnerved the BJP, feels T N Ninan.
'Gloom is nowhere in sight, with healthy foreign exchange reserves, a strong rupee, healthy tax collections, corruption and crony capitalism under check,' argues Gopal Krishna Agrawal.
For several years the Chinese authorities have been taking steps to internationalise the use of the yuan.
Many emerging economies have witnessed a flight of foreign portfolio capital and their currencies have slumped against the dollar.
In a recent article, Rajan has ridiculed critics of the exchange rate policy.
The World Bank's latest review of its purchasing power parity (PPP) baseline will reignite the poverty debate.
Qatar is the world's richest country in terms of per capita income.
Swamy said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should convene a conference of "insiders" to draw up a new policy especially after the recent Lakhvi episode.
Shiv Nadar University is pulling out all stops to attract teaching talent from the US, but will it be enough?
'For such prices you could get a place inside New York City and inside London.' 'Rs 7 crore is a million dollars and will bring you a handsome place in any city in the world.' 'The truly strange thing is that the conversion of the rupee's actual value makes India's real estate even more expensive,' says Aakar Patel.
These figures are based on purchasing power parity of 2005.
Instead the Chinese IT firms focussed more on the local markets where they are well entrenched.
Determining the direction of the dollar in Trump's America will be more critical for asset allocation than getting your call on interest rates right, says Akash Prakash.
India's per capita GDP of $5,238 in 2013 was 65 per cent lower than Iran, 54 per cent lower than Maldives, 44 per cent lower than Sri Lanka and 27 per cent lower than Bhutan, according to the Human Development Report 2015
There is lack of scientific basis in computing the poverty line, says govt.
India's credit and banking are neither too big nor too small.
China's intended role for AIIB is not so different from the existing Western lenders like the World Bank.
The challenge ahead for central and state governments remains enormous.
Richard Clarida's recent paper could be key for policymakers in deciding whether India should move to an 'inflation targeting policy regime', says Vivek Dehejia.
Indian Railways has to up investment to strengthen network just like China and Russia.
Younger party leaders are livid with the Murli Manohar Joshi-headed manifesto drafting committee for not taking their suggestions, reports Archis Mohan.
India should not miss the opportunity to develop high-speed railway.
India has one thing that China has - the potential to be of interest as a huge market in its own right.
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