India, EU cementing economic ties amid growing global uncertainties

IANS | January 20, 2026 7:54 PM

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The India-EU summit scheduled for January 27 comes as part of the steady strengthening of economic relations between the two sides amid growing uncertainties in global markets triggered by the US tariff turmoil and dramatic geopolitical shifts in the world order.

Pakistan’s electricity crisis stems from rising costs, low demand

IANS | January 20, 2026 5:57 PM

London, Jan 20 (IANS) Pakistan’s electricity crisis refuses to yield to repeated rounds of reform. The latest assessment by the power sector regulator identifies rising costs, stagnant demand, under-utilised capacity, persistent inefficiencies in transmission and distribution and an electricity system that continues to weigh on economic growth rather than support it, media reports said.