Keralam Chief Minister VD Satheesan drew a comparison with former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's economic reforms of 1991, saying the state needs to move away from conventional practices and undertake a new round of reforms, including greater private-sector participation. Speaking at the India Today Roundtable Keralam, Satheesan was asked whether he saw himself as Keralam’s equivalent of Manmohan Singh at the time of the 1991 economic reforms, and whether his government was preparing for a fundamental shift in the state’s development model through public-private partnerships. #VDSatheesan# #Keralam# #KeralaEconomy# #EconomicReforms# #ManmohanSingh# #IndiaTodayRoundtable#

Will be addressing the Economic Times World Leaders Forum at around 8:30 PM. I look forward to sharing my thoughts on India’s economic reforms, our growth across key sectors and the path ahead as we work to build a strong and prosperous nation. @EconomicTimes

Hendrik Wuest, a key figure in Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union seen by some as a potential successor, criticized the German chancellor’s government over the pace of economic reforms.

Today’s sanctions demonstrate that the Trump Administration will not stand by while Cuba’s communist regime threatens our national security in our hemisphere. We will continue to take action until the regime takes all necessary political and economic reforms.

Good Morning from Germany, where industrial production unexpectedly fell for a second straight month, down 0.7% in March, led by weakness in energy and machinery. Despite a small uptick in Q1 GDP, the data point to ongoing stagnation and raise doubts about Chancellor Merz’s promise to make 2026 a “year of growth,” as geopolitical risks and trade tensions rise and economic reforms fail to gain traction.