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Wednesday, December 3, 2025
TopicEconomic slowdown

Topic: economic slowdown

With low GDP, RBI’s Shaktikanta Das will need more than rate cuts and a good reputation

For Shaktikanta Das to even contemplate taking his foot off the monetary pedal now would be a mistake.

Bring back wealth tax & more — Congress-Left meet proposes 7 ways to beat economic slowdown

GST, jobs & unorganised sector formed the focus of a roadmap put forth by economy experts, including from Congress & Left, to ease India’s economic situation.

Multiple backs stabbed in Maharashtra, Sitharaman’s onion analysis & BJP’s ‘Plan Z’

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

Slowdown not recession says Nirmala Sitharaman: Is Modi govt still in denial on economy?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman admitted in the Rajya Sabha Wednesday that the Indian economy had slowed down but clarified 'it is not recession yet; it won’t be'.

India’s growth may have slowed down, but there’s no recession, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Comparing 5 years of Congress’ UPA-II regime and BJP’s first term, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in Rajya Sabha inflation was lower & growth higher under Modi govt.

Tackling onion price rise leads to policy distortions, but it seems nothing will change

Onion is a seasonal crop, and offseason shortages result in sky-high prices in September-November each year. But politicians’ response creates more distortions.

No festive cheer for auto sector, data shows 2% contraction in vehicle registrations

Vehicle registrations contracted by 2 per cent to 24.17 lakh units this festive season. Contraction also seen in two-wheeler segment.

Uddhav gives BJP ‘talaq’, Fadnavis’ Bal Thackeray move & is Shiv Sena cornered?

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

Manmohan Singh says climate of fear & hopelessness created by Modi govt is stifling economy

In hard-hitting column in The Hindu, former PM Manmohan Singh says 'palpable climate of fear' is stifling economic growth & could end up causing stagflation.

India has people but its economy needs consumers

In an emerging market, confidence of entrepreneurs comes from knowing that producers can sell what they make. An undemanding India hurts everyone.

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The missing piece in India’s reform story—a strong tribunal system

The Supreme Court’s judgment pushes the conversation in the right direction, but it does not resolve the full range of structural issues that determine how tribunals work on the ground.

India’s Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code is struggling to deliver. It’ll take a decade to clear backlog

The Centre is considering an increase in the National Company Law Tribunal's bench capacity, while the Standing Committee of Finance suggests fast-track courts. 

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.