Volume IV, Issue 1 | - January 2023

DPG is deeply committed to the growth of India’s national power and purpose, the security and prosperity of the people of India and India’s contributions to the global public good. [...] The greatest impact is on the most fragile: women, children, the sick, and the elderly.2 On December 24, the Taliban ordered foreign and local non-governmental organizations to suspend female staff, claiming that some workers have failed to adhere to the regime’s dress code. [...] The key reason for the low disbursements was the government’s failure to ensure the timely completion of the ninth review of the IMF programme.12 The programme has been in suspension since last November, mainly because of the stringent conditions set by the IMF for a resumption of the loan. [...] Imran Khan has apportioned blame for the recent resurgence of terrorism in the country on the unwillingness of the current government to abide by the commitments made by the previous regime. [...] Jaishankar, during his visit to Colombo on January 19, also gave the required assurances to the Sri Lankan leadership for the IMF bailout package, becoming the first of Sri Lanka’s major creditors to agree to restructuring the country’s debt.42 In a statement, Dr.