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Why Trump can’t rush the Indian elephant into a trade deal

The US and China have reached a major breakthrough after months of tit-for-tat tariff war triggered by US President Donald Trump‘s steep tariffs on China….

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India rejects China-backed WTO investment facilitation proposal

New Delhi: India has opposed at the World Trade Organization (WTO) the China-led proposal for an ‘investment facilitation for development agreement’, which seeks to put…

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Fertiliser imports spurt in Sept as good rains raise hopes of strong rabi sowing

New Delhi: India has sharply increased fertiliser imports ahead of the rabi (winter) sowing season, buying nearly six times more urea and three times more…

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China Top Source of Imports in H1 FY26; Trade Deficit with Dragon Hits $54.4 B
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China top source of imports in H1 FY26; New Delhi’s trade deficit with Beijing hits $54.4 billion

New Delhi: Mainland China emerged as India‘s top import source in the first half of this financial year with $62.89 billion worth of inbound shipments,…

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India a bright spot in a fragmented global economy, but must deepen trade ties: IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva

India remains one of the strongest pillars of global growth even as the world economy turns more unpredictable amid rising tariffs, uneven expansion, and the…

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India a Close 2nd to China With₹25,597 crore Russian Oil Buys
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India a close 2nd to China with₹25,597 crore Russian oil buys

Indian refiners bought ₹2.5 billion (₹25,597 crore) worth of Russian crude in September, trailing China‘s ₹3.2 billion, according to Helsinki-based Centre for Research on Energy…

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Issues with US need to be resolved, actively working on them, says EAM Jaishankar

Minister of External Affairs Dr S Jaishankar on Sunday affirmed that India is trying to resolve the trade issues with the United States. He also…

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Delhi, Beijing must collaborate to unlock Asia’s growth potential: China’s Chong En Bai

Emphasising the need for stronger cooperation between Asia’s two largest economies, Chong En Bai, Director of the National Institute for Fiscal Studies at Tsinghua University,…

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India probing alleged dumping of steel from China, Indonesia, Vietnam

India has initiated a probe into an alleged dumping of certain steel items from China, Indonesia and Vietnam following a complaint by domestic players. The…

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Why India should align with China

A chart that I recently came across shook me to the core. It revealed that China generates 2.5x more electricity than all of US, and…

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