The Lowy Institute Asia Power Index 2021, Indian has been ranked as the 4th most powerful country in the Asia-Pacific region for comprehensive power out of 26 countries.
Fitch Ratings has cut India's economic growth forecast to 8.4 per cent, earlier it was estimated at 8.7 per cent for the current fiscal year (2021-22, or FY22).
The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has ranked at 37th position in the Forbes' rankings of 100 most powerful women of the world for the third time in a row.
Pune is going to host a multilateral and multi-agency exercise named "PANEX-21" for the member countries of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation).