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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicEconomic slowdown

Topic: economic slowdown

Global media on Indian fondness for naming & renaming, and lack of sporting champions from the country

The country though, international publications note, is doing one thing right in trying to give China a run for its money, even if it's going about it the wrong way.

The end of the Chinese growth miracle & Xi’s economic gamble to avert a Japan-like slowdown

Barry Naughton, economist & expert on China, talks about the challenges of the nation's post-Covid economy & its new focus on 'construction of modernised industrialised system'.

Oil slides after IMF says slowing global growth engines portend tougher 2023

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Sunday that US, Europe and China are all slowing down simultaneously, making 2023 tougher than 2022 for the global economy.

India’s economic growth has lost momentum but slim corporate profits keep engine running

Expectations of growth must be tempered, and with different indicators painting different pictures, World Bank's 6.5% full year growth forecast is more likely than RBI's 7%.

Reeling economy, not communal politics should be on Modi government’s agenda

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Incomes of Indians were shrinking even before Covid, pandemic will only make it worse

Tax returns filed by those earning above Rs 50 lakh has seen a contraction of nearly 21%. Those earning between Rs 20 lakh-Rs 50 lakh saw an 8% fall.

Indian economy to contract by 7.7% in 2020-21, its worst ever decline, NSO estimates

Construction, manufacturing, mining & services industry like hotels and transportation are to be the worst hit, says first advance GDP estimate released by the National Statistical Office.

Adhir Chowdhury urges Speaker for Parliament winter session to discuss Covid, farmers protest

Congress' Adhir Chowdhury wrote to Om Birla, saying Parliament needs to discuss ‘notable’ issues like the farmers’ agitation, Covid vaccine status, and economic slowdown. 

Comparison between India and Bangladesh GDP misleading — former chief economic advisor

In a Twitter thread, Arvind Subramanian said that GDP per capita is only an estimate for one indicator of the average standard of living or welfare in a country.

Demonetisation, GST, lockdown sans relief dealt body blow to Indian economy — Raghuram Rajan

At ThePrint's OTC, the former RBI governor said if huge levels of debt and financial distress hold back the economy, it will be a lost decade for growth.

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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.