India was on Thursday ranked 22nd on an inaugural list of the world's best countries, which was released here on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting and is topped by Germany.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said normalisation of ties with India and restoration of the bilateral composite dialogue can give a big boost to the trade relations between the countries.

Government today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not scheduled to travel to Davos for World Economic Forum meeting, debunking reports that he has decided to skip the visit to "avoid" a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.