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Editorials from- The Hindu, The Indian Express, Live Mint The Hindu-

Getting back on the democratic path India gave itself a great system but now does not seem to know how to keep it up to standard The Hindu-

The perilous march of Hindistan The project to replace English with Hindi and other Indian languages is reaching an inflection point

Indian Express-

Wealth Of The Nation At Davos, India needs to outline its vision to make growth inclusive

Indian Express-

Reviving an old friendship Discussions between PM Modi and ASEAN leaders must focus on expanding security cooperation with South East Asia.

Live mint-

Pivoting to enhance India’s services exports It’s time to focus on sectors like tourism in order to attract foreign consumers to India, given the uncertainty around IT services accessing foreign markets

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National The Hindu-

Less nationalism, more connectivity: ASEAN leader Thailand’s Ambassador Chutintorn Sam Gongsakdi calls for a solution to India’s concerns on the China factor in trade

Live mint-

Davos 2018: Narendra Modi tells global CEOs India means business Narendra Modi narrates India’s growth story and presents exciting opportunity for global businesses in India at Davos

Live mint-

Poor quality of jobs negating employment growth in Asia: ILO Despite economic growth, 72% of workers in South Asia including India and 46% in south eastern Asia will have vulnerable employment by 2019

Live mint-

Govt to form expert committees on smart city projects, says Hardeep Puri Hardeep Puri says that the final list of 10 more smart cities would be released shortly, taking the overall number to 100 proposed smart cites

ECONOMY

The Hindu-

WEF ranks India at 62nd place on Inclusive Development Index Norway remains the world’s most inclusive advanced economy, while Lithuania again tops the list of emerging economies.

Indian Express-

First NIIF investment: To set up $3-billion platform with DP World To fund ports, terminals, transportation and logistics businesses in India.

The Hindu-

IMF raises global growth forecast, sees U.S. tax boost Fund sees world economy expanding by 3.9% in 2018 and 2019, spurred by increased investment in the U.S. and a boost to its trading partners

Indian Express-

India to work closely with Asean for early conclusion of RCEP: Suresh Prabhu The mega free trade agreement -- RCEP -- is currently being negotiated between Asean member states

Live mint-

India tops list of migrants living abroad at 17 million: UN India tops the list of people living abroad at 17 million with about 5 million Indians residing in the Gulf region alone, according to UN’s 2017 International Migration Report

Science & Tech.; Environment

Indian Express-

Growth gone rogue: Why Bengaluru’s Bellandur lake keeps catching fire Smoke on the water, flames in the foam — The Indian Express describes the extraordinary harm chemical pollutants, thoughtless development, and a builder-politician nexus can do to lakes

PIB

International Dam Safety Conference to be held at Thiruvananthapuram Dam safety conferences are organized as an annual event under the Dam Safety Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) project being run by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR,RD & GR)

Multimedia-Videos Rajya Sabha TV-

The Big Picture - Hardselling India at Davos

To watch: click on the Link/Picture.

All India Radio

Spotlight: Discussion on Annual Meeting of World

Economic Forum

To Listen- click on the link/picture.

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