It was for the second time in recent days that Modi has touched upon issues relating to diversity and pluralism, as he faces criticism over the issue of intolerance in the country.
Christine Lagarde warned of a repeat of high market volatility.
China will also set up 50 joint laboratories with countries participating in the Belt and Road initiative to enhance cooperation on innovation.
The voting share of India in IMF would increase to 2.6 per cent from 2.34 per cent.
The IMF's predictions for India's near-term growth may seem rosy, but the usual caveats apply - that is, we are apt to under-perform.
Almost every country in the world just signed on to the #ParisAgreement on climate change
We need to create collaborative and/or disruptive platforms like Uber and Airbnb in all sectors to ensure responsive and responsible inclusive growth, says C P Gurnani.
The keynote address will be given by United States President Donald Trump
The inquiry will bring under a scanner Arun Shourie, the then disinvestment minister, and Bharat Hotels Chairperson Jyotsna Suri.
Tuesday's was the S&P's worst drop since August 24.
The country has enough forex reserves to meet the demand.
Three deaths have been reported and there are fears of more fatalities.
The host country has been pressing for a discussion at the 10th G20 Summit on the conflicts in Syria and the worst migrant crisis since World War II.
The elements are all aligned to make India a global powerhouse, says IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde.
The Congress president said that if he was allowed to speak for 15 minutes on a host of issues, including the Nirav Modi scam, PM Modi would "run away".
Fortune's third annual 'World's 50 Greatest Leaders' list features men and women from across the globe from the fields of business, government, philanthropy and the arts who are "transforming the world and inspiring others to do the same."
State Bank of India chief Arundhati Bhattacharya, ICICI bank head Chanda Kochhar, Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and HT Media chair Shobhana Bhartia are among the world's 100 most powerful women.
That is bad news for officials taking part in discussions at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings this week.
The Finance Ministry expects GDP growth to be 8-8.5 per cent in 2015-16.
The annual talk-fest of rich and powerful from across the world in snow-laden Alpine resort town of Davos will be attended by nearly 40 heads of government among more than 2,500 global leaders from over 100 countries.
Capital flows have become much more skittish and volatile during this period, with short-term horizons dominating allocations.
The proposals appeared so far apart that success seemed higly unlikely
EU authorities made a last-minute offer to salvage a bailout deal that could keep Greece in the euro as the clock ticked down on Tuesday, with Germany warning that time had run out to extend vital credit lines to Athens.
The IMF dashed any hope that Athens could avert default.
Markets in green tracking firm global cues.
Those scheduled to attend the five-day WEF Annual meeting, beginning January 21, include more than 40 heads of state or government, including those from the UK, Australia, Japan, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, Brazil, Italy, Mauritius, Republic of Korea and Switzerland, WEF announced on Wednesday at a press conference in Geneva.
The corporate sector does not care from where the money is coming.
Deadline to submit convincing reform plans is this week.
11th-hour debt restructuring programme offered no concessions to creditors
Market experts poohpooh fears of capital flight from India.
Finance minister Arun Jaitley has delivered a Arun Jaitley delivered a bold, far sighted budget
Modi cannot afford to fail the Indian people and in return the Indian people cannot fail Modi. There is too much riding on this equation for failure to be an option. There is too much invested in this relationship for it to splinter, says Vivek Gumaste.
Syriza lawmakers walked the corridors telling reporters the government might not survive the night.