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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicEconomic Diplomacy

Topic: Economic Diplomacy

How India’s oil basket altered amid Trump’s pressure—imports from US up 40-50% this fiscal, Russia dips

India’s merchandise exports to US remain positive, despite 50% tariffs, while imports from US grew by 12.85% in the first three quarters of the financial year.

India’s diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific has an economic hole. Fill it with trade, investment

Modi govt has made economic diplomacy a key part of its engagement with US, Quad, and others. Yet, India’s economic linkages in Indo-Pacific region remain underdeveloped.

‘Strategic realism’ with ‘economic pragmatism’ — a former diplomat on ‘creative’ economic diplomacy

'Economic Diplomacy', edited by Pradeep S Mehta, Anil Wadhwa and Advaiyot Sharma, brings out the experiences of practitioners of Indian economic diplomacy with essays and case studies.

India’s Atmanirbharta push shouldn’t shrink economic diplomacy. ‘It must get bigger’

India’s multilateral diplomacy has traditionally suffered from a wilful lack of resources, said Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri at the launch of the new book ‘Economic Diplomacy’.

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Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.