november in the us investment in infrastructure will continue. i think they feel like of all the things you could discuss this is one initiatives that is likely to be sustained regardless of who wins in november. ipef was announced more than three years ago — what has taken so long for agreements to be pakistan's prime minister shehbaz sharif is in china to try and secure investment for his cash—strapped country. he is expected to meet president xijinping over the course of five days, as well as chinese business leaders. speaking in shenzhen on wednesday, mr sharif said he aims to strengthen ties between islamabad and beijing. a date has been set for the swearing in of narendra modi as the head of the new coalition government in india. his bjp party lost its majority in parliament in recent elections and will have to govern with other partners. that will have an impact on the shape of economic policies he is able to implement, as archana shukla in mumbai explains. the shock element from the election results is slowly subsiding in india's financial markets, but it is expected to remain volatile in the short term. on wednesday, both the key benchmark indices, the sensex and nifty, recovered some bit,