Category: Economy
Budget 2017-18: Pro-poor, pro-rural, pro-reform; first after DeMo, first to feature Railways
Union Budget 2017-18 marked a major shift in India’s fiscal strategy. It touched upon a lot of critical areas — tax reforms, rural investment, infrastructure…
Budget 2016-17: Boost for Bharat, infra, power, banks; relief for small earners
The Union Budget 2016–17 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley focused on strengthening rural economy, supporting farmers, boosting infrastructure, improving governance and enhancing financial stability…
Old economy sectors drive India’s investment boom unlike US, position it as an AI hedge: Report
India’s capital expenditure (capex) cycle is gaining strong momentum driven largely by old-economy sectors, positioning the country as a hedge against the global AI-led investment…
India–US trade pact likely to be finalised by March; FY27 outlook strong, says CEA Nageswaran
India and the United States have resolved most of their outstanding trade issues and a deal appears likely by March, Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha…
Budget 2015-16: Fiscal push, infra boost, new black money law, a long-awaited corporate tax cut
Union Budget 2015–16, presented by the then-FM Arun Jaitley on April 1, 2015, sought to balance fiscal consolidation with targeted public spending and inclusion. The…
India imports more Russian crude, but mix of buyers shifts
India’s crude oil imports from Russia are on track to climb to a six-month high in December as the world’s third-biggest buyer defies U.S. sanctions…
India’s pension funds warn proposed bond rules may distort values
Indian pension managers have countered an industry regulator’s proposal aimed at shielding the $175-billion industry from bond volatility, saying it could distort fund values, according…
“Damaging India, Hurting America”: US Representative sounds alarm on Trump’s tariff, immigration policy
India-US economic and people-to-people ties have been largely in focus from the last few months as concerns over trade barriers and immigration policies keep mounting….
Mexico approves tariff hikes on imports from India, China, and other Asian countries
Mexico‘s Senate approved on Wednesday tariff hikes of up to 50% next year on imports from China and several other Asian countries, aiming to bolster…
Offers from India best-ever: USTR on proposed bilateral trade agreement
The United States has received its “best-ever” offers from India on the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA), US trade representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer said, even…