Category: Economy
India, EU tell officials to fast-track FTA talks
New Delhi: India and EU trade ministers have directed officials to resolve pending issues and expedite the negotiations to finalise the proposed free trade agreement,…
India’s record rice crop is set to deepen slide in global prices
Indian farmers are wrapping up another bumper rice harvest, adding a wave of grain to the global market that’s already well supplied and likely putting…
India’s 2025 rice exports surge to near record as curbs lifted
India’s rice exports jumped 19.4% last year to the second-highest on record after New Delhi lifted all export curbs, making shipments more competitive, government and…
Trade deals driven by policy, not phone calls: GTRI after Lutnick remarks
New Delhi: Major trade agreements depend far more on policy convergence among negotiating teams and stakeholders than on leader-level symbolism, India-based think tank Global Trade…
Telangana govt to promote $3 trillion economy goal at WEF Davos 2026
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday said the state government will aggressively promote the Telangana Rising 2047 vision and its ambitious goal of…
India may peg nominal growth for FY27 at 10%
India may pencil in a nominal growth rate of about 10% in the coming budget, up from an estimated 8% this fiscal year, said an…
RBI trims US treasury holding to below $200 bn amid gold rush
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India‘s holding in US Treasuries has fallen below $200 billion reflecting a strategic shift in the banking regulator’s reserve management….
PM Modi made eight calls in 2025: India rejects US claim on trade deal delay
NEW DELHI: India refuted US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick’s claim that the trade deal between the two countries hadn’t materialised because Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Financial Services secretary flags digital risks, says AI key to tackling mule accounts
Mumbai: The government has expressed serious concerns over the sharp rise in digital frauds, with financial services secretary M Nagaraju flagging the growing menace of…
Apparel exporters hanging by a thread amid new tariff threats
Mumbai: Just as Indian apparel factories began production for the next US fall-winter season, a looming threat of a 500% tariff risks derailing capacity utilisation….