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IMF says global growth forecast pegged at 3.9% as world economy gains speed, but momentum unlikely to last

The world economy is gathering speed with growth forecast for 2018 and 2019 pegged at 3.9 percent, the IMF said but warned that the present economic momentum reflects a "confluence of factors" that is unlikely to last for long.

India's GDP growth to remain strong at 7.6% in 2016, 7.7% in 2017, says World Bank

On India, the report said economic growth remained robust, which, as in the past, is expected to support continued poverty reduction.

#Raisina Files: Asian connectivity is more about the 'balance of power' than bringing people together

If connectivity—understood in all its manifestations: physical, policy, digital or human — is a geoeconomic imperative, it is also a key determinant of national power which fuels socio-economic growth at home

PM Modi accorded ceremonial welcome in Malaysia

Modi was greeted with a hug by his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak at Putrajaya.