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Saturday, August 16, 2025
TopicEconomic slowdown

Topic: economic slowdown

PM Modi ‘losing connection’ with economy and ‘lungi’ only for CMs, not truck drivers

Pia Krishnankutty -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

V Katju on Trump’s Afghan policy, K Prasad on media in Kashmir & why bank mergers is wrong

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

‘Worst ever’ auto sales slump doesn’t make page 1 in Times, Express, business papers or TV

Kairvy Grewal -
Your daily news capsule.

Modi govt’s blanket ban on plastics at this moment of economic slowdown is a bad idea

Nitin Pai -
The single-use plastic ban is a disguised admission by the government that it has failed to put in place adequate garbage disposal mechanisms.

Car sales drop for the 10th month in a row, this time by a record 41%

Anurag Kotoky -
The automobile sector is a key part of India's economy, employing millions of people directly or indirectly and contributing more than 7% to the GDP.

Truck drivers to contract engineers, lakhs are jobless in Gurgaon-Manesar auto hub

Remya Nair -
At Maruti, Hero, Honda facilities in the Gurugram-Manesar belt, young employees are being let go, others are worried they’ll follow.

Chidambaram won’t get bail under Modi rule. Everyone isn’t Salman Khan

Kumar Ketkar -
It is the economy, stupid. Time Modi government listens to P. Chidambaram and Manmohan Singh.

Investors in Indian bonds should keep their eye on roads, not cars

Andy Mukherjee -
Tax cuts for auto industry may cheer equity markets. Bond investors need to watch how much Modi govt can spend on roads, a high fiscal multiplier.

Cash crunch will worsen India’s bad loans mess, already the worst in the world

Rahul Satija -
Failure to slash stressed assets, cash crunch in NBFCs, delays in bankruptcy process are adding to challenges faced by banks as they tidy up balance sheets.

Why people endorse Modi’s economic performance despite economic slowdown

Shivam Vij -
We need to talk about the role of fake news and misinformation in Modi’s popularity.
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Opinion

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

Seshadri Chari -
So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

India talked big on Russia-Ukraine mediation. Alaska meet offers a window

Dismiss debate on EC functioning as ‘hoo-haa’, then hail India as ‘robust democracy’

Economy

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Mrinalini Dhyani -
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

Defence

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

Snehesh Alex Philip -
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.

National Interest

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Shekhar Gupta -
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.

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