India

• [New] The Indian Budget has proposed to clarify that the minimum alternative tax will not apply to foreign investors receiving dividend income from Indian companies.
• [New] National climate plans from the US, India and China, expected in the coming months, will play a crucial role in COP26's success or failure.
• [New] Some Council members, including the European members, may strongly condemn the military's actions, while others - such as China, India, Russia and Viet Nam - are expected to use milder language.
• [New] Iman expects demand from merchant cokemakers to be strong in India, as margins improve, especially for merchant trade in the smaller West Coast market.
• [New] Delays in Covid vaccine shipments are expected to continue this month unfortunately, as India is fighting a severe second wave of Covid-19 and has temporarily banned vaccine exports.
• [New] Increasing construction spending, particularly in emerging markets such as Brazil, China, India, Mexico, Russia, and South Africa is expected to drive product demand.
• [New] The rising demand for acoustic and thermal insulation in the building & construction industry in developing economies including China and India is expected to increase the demand for high-quality polymers.
• [New] Asia Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing regional market over the forecast period owing to the rising consumption of processed and conventional chicken products in emerging countries, such as Japan, China, and India.
• [New] The Asia-Pacific region is expected to be a major market propelling the global construction industry, with augment construction activities in countries, such as India and ASEAN countries.
• [New] The well known multinational companies like Nestle, Nike, KFC, Apple iPod and many others will be examined for their irresponsible and unethical behaviour in developing countries such as China, Indonesia, India, Southeast Asia and Africa.
• [New] In the next ten years, China, India, and South East Asian countries are forecast to be a key driving automotive market.
• [New] While the involvement of Afghan females in the ongoing and forthcoming Afghan Peace Processes and the future Afghan government can not only uplift the societal status of women in Afghan society but will improve the longevity of sustainable peace in Afghanistan.
• [New] In India, China could go democratic tomorrow and it would not matter as long as the active border dispute remains, China is Pakistan's best friend, and Chinese military vessels remain increasingly active in the Indian Ocean.
• [New] In the short-term, there will be a faster increase of steel flows in the first 15 years (i.e., ~400 Mt additional capacity for largely primary production mainly in India, Developing Asia, and Middle East, etc.).
• [New] Subscriber growth will decelerate in large markets such as China, India and Korea with a focus on ARPU growth and driving efficiencies through further consolidation.
• [New] In large emerging markets such as India and Philippines, strong demand for live sports & entertainment channels on TV fuels the growth of low-ARPU DTH satellite platforms which will remain dominant but increasingly mature.
• [New] China, India and the Philippines will lead in terms of contribution to incremental subscriber growth over 2020-25.
• [New] Risks remain for even the swiftest prospective performers: India set a record for daily COVID-19 infections on Monday - a wave Gopinath conceded is not reflected in the latest forecast and poses downside risks.
• [New] India has the opportunity to both elevate women's empowerment, and to avoid the mistakes made by other countries like ours.
• [New] We do hope that India will make further progress and bring COVID-19 under control at an early date.
• [New] As the world's second largest economy, China's development will present even greater opportunities to India and other countries in the world.
• [New] The United States, which has recently talked of delay in the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, will not want hostility between Pakistan and India to impinge on the transition in Afghanistan.
• India announced additional measures that will further ease fiscal policy, mainly by boosting spending, in the next 12 months.

Last updated: 11 April 2021