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HEADLINES:
1. Countering China’s push into India: Navigating the choppy sea trade route
2. Narendra Modi government provides sweet surprise, hikes import duty on sugar to 50pct
3. India new global growth pole, to keep lead over China: Havard study
4. India seeks Japanese loan to fund Rs 20,057-cr diary development project
5. India to join new Global Foreign Exchange Committee
6. India to import crude oil from US for the first time
7. First test of India’s new bankruptcy law offers cautionary tale
8. Imbibe spirit of competitive cooperative federalism: PM Narendra Modi
9. Centre to clear Amazon’s $500 mn investment proposal
10. Pocket money of kids in India more than GDP of 52 countries, says Pogo study
11. High-income taxpayers to get priority treatment and extra facilities
12. Arun Jaitley launches ‘Aaykar Setu’ to enhance e-access of taxpayers
13. Experts: Technology expected to fuel job creation going ahead
14. Digital transaction slowing down after initial demonitisation rush
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