India, Russia looking at finalising new pacts, initiatives during Putin's visit to New Delhi

India and Russia are looking at firming up a number of agreements, initiatives and projects to add more substance to the ties during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to New Delhi early next month.

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China dials back budget spending by most in over four years

China’s broad fiscal spending slumped in October by the most since at least 2021, crippling a key driver of investment and economic growth. The combined expenditure in China’s two main budgets — the general public account and the government-managed fund book — tumbled 19% in October from a year earlier to 2.37 trillion yuan ($334 billion), according to Bloomberg calculations based on data released by the Ministry of Finance

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