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Sunday, August 17, 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.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

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

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

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?