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Monday, August 18, 2025
TopicEconomic slowdown

Topic: economic slowdown

Remove sedition law—G Bhatia, Raja Mohan’s lessons from China, Vyas on 4 million new jobs

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Japanese fashion retail giant UNIQLO enters India, undeterred by economic slowdown

UNIQLO, the world’s third-largest fast-fashion retailer after Zara and H&M, will open its first store in Delhi's Ambience Mall on 4 October.

There is mistrust between those in power & wealth creators due to raids, says Ajay Piramal

The director of the Piramal Group asked if there’s a need to have searches, raids and lookout notices as they don’t give a positive feeling to businesses.

Need to balance EQ and IQ to be successful today, says IIFL Wealth co-founder Yatin Shah

Speaking at ThePrint’s Democracy Wall, Shah, Co-Founder and Executive Director of IIFL Wealth & Asset Management, says hard work has nothing to do with IQ.

Price hike, joblessness, slow economy. Yet, it’s advantage BJP in Maharashtra & Haryana

Less than a month to go for polls, BJP and Congress have yet to kickstart the campaign. But both have their own reasons.

Rising consumption, enough loan demands — economy is looking up, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says second-half of fiscal year will be better as private lenders assure that consumption is happening

India’s ‘animal spirits’ were hushed in August as consumer demand remained elusive

The Bloomberg indicator comes ahead of RBI’s monetary policy decision next week & strengthens case for more measures to bolster growth.

What are the next 5 steps Modi govt needs to take after corporate tax cut?

After Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced cuts in corporate tax from 30 per cent to 22 per cent last week, the stock market (Nifty and Sensex) has seen a 3 per cent jump.

Modi govt has sent up ‘monetary helicopter’ to inject cash and revive India’s growth

Helicopter money is a last resort as money-financed tax cut risks damaging independence of central bank by making it a junior partner in a fiscal adventure.

Modi govt backs RBI’s efforts to boost growth with Rs 1.45 lakh crore plan

The government’s growth support measures, announced in fits and starts over the last one month, supplement the RBI’s generous dose of monetary stimulus.

On Camera

History teaching requires revision more than textbooks

The kinds of revisions we’re seeing remove the very skills that make historical thinking meaningful. The result is a citizen who either dismisses history entirely or defends it without support.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?