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India expands FTA outreach; active trade talks underway with US, EU and Oman, says Piyush Goyal

India has intensified efforts to deepen its trade ties with major economies, with several free trade agreements (FTAs) already implemented and negotiations progressing with key…

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Indian Oil-led India refiners to pare down Russian oil imports after Trump comments| Business News

India’s Russian oil imports could drop as refiners led by Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. wait for official guidance from New Delhi after US President Donald…

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India and US aim for ‘win-win solution’ amid deepening trade talks: Report

India and the United States are engaged in intensive trade discussions, with both sides exploring ways to reach a “win-win solution,” government sources told ANI…

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Shipping containers at Mundra port in Gujarat. The 50% US tariffs on India came into effect on 27 August 2025. (Reuters)
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India trade deficit in September widens most in at least a year as US tariff impact shows| Business News

India’s trade deficit in September widened the most in eleven months as 50% US tariffs took effect in the world’s fourth largest economy. Shipping containers…

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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasília in July 2025. Both India and Brazil are founding members and de facto leaders of the BRICS, the bloc of emerging world powers that Donald Trump loathes. (Reuters)
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Trump tariffs unite India and Brazil to triple their $12-billion bilateral trade| Business News

India and Brazil, two of the largest emerging market hit hardest by Donald Trump’s trade wars, are deepening their ties, betting that a united front…

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A vegetable market in Ahmedabad. India's sweeping GST reforms is set to boost consumption in the face of crippling US tariffs. (Reuters)
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IMF raises India GDP growth forecast for 2025-26 despite US tariff impact| Business News

India’s GDP will grow faster than estimated earlier despite the impact of US tariffs on Indian economy—the fourth largest in the world, according to the…

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India starts probe into increased imports of chemical from South Korea

India has initiated a probe to ascertain if a significant spurt in imports of a chemical, used in the plastic industry, from South Korea is…

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Trump tariffs to slow global growth to 3.2%; India’s growth to stay strong with 6.6% in 2025: IMF report

Even as Donald Trump’s new wave of tariffs redraws the world’s trade map and clouds the global outlook, India remains one of the few bright…

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India’s growth cycle may be bottoming out, domestic fundamentals strong for pick-up in growth: HSBC MF

India’s growth cycle may be bottoming out with strong domestic fundamentals supportive of a pick-up in growth going forward, according to a report by HSBC…

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the above-normal monsoon this year has boosted agricultural output and helped drive down food prices and, therefore, India's inflation rate. (Reuters)
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India’s retail inflation rate in September 2025 dips to lowest since June 2017| Business News

India’s retail inflation rate in September 2025 fell to the lowest since June 2017 and below the Reserve Bank of India’s tolerance band for the…

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