Indonesia will not introduce any new tax in 2026 to support its tax revenue target and the government will instead rely on internal reforms to increase revenue, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati ...
Indonesia proposes budget with shrinking deficit, pledges balanced budget by 2028
Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto on Friday proposed to parliament a $234 billion budget with a deficit forecast at 2.48% of GDP, while promising to try to gradually reduce the gap and balance ...
Indonesia’s president vows tough stance against corruption in State of the Nation address
Indonesia’s president has vowed to root out corruption and wage war against businesses that have caused billions of dollars of state losses each year. President Prabowo Subianto made the ...
On India’s Independence Day, Modi vows to punish Pakistan for future attacks
During his Friday speech, Modi also hinted India would continue its unilateral suspension of the Indus Water Treaty. The treaty, which India suspended after the April massacre, allows sharing of the ...
India’s Modi vows to protect farmers, cuts tax, pushes self-reliance amid Trump tariff tensions
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the country on Friday to move towards more self-reliance, manufacture everything from fertilisers to jet engines and EV batteries, and vowed to protect ...
India’s $50 trillion goal by 2047: Raghuram Rajan on what must change
Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan says India’s $50 trillion economy goal by 2047 is possible but faces hurdles from US tariffs, job creation challenges, and inequality. He stresses investment in ...
India ‘will not tolerate’ nuclear blackmail, says prime minister Narendra Modi in warning to Pakistan on Independence Day
It's a national day of celebration, but also a grim reminder of the tragedy of partition - the trauma of which still haunts India.
Flash floods triggered by heavy rains kill at least 49 people in northwestern Pakistan
More than 360 people, mostly women and children, have died in rain-related incidents across Pakistan since June 26.
Pakistan flash floods kill 49, strand 1,300 tourists as toll soars
Flash floods unleashed by torrential rains have killed at least 49 people in northwestern Pakistan and other regions in the past 24 hours, officials ...
Indonesia’s 2026 budget designed to make the country strong, president says
Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto on Friday said his budget for 2026 would be designed to ensure the Southeast Asian country was strong, independent and prosperous, as he delivered his first ...