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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicEconomic Slump

Topic: Economic Slump

Economists are losing hope in a ‘V-shaped’ post-virus recovery

The base case for forecasters is that a recovery, perhaps even a vigorous one, gets under way in the second half of 2020.

Don’t bet on India’s new mega banks but on their rivals, investors told

Consolidation comes with many challenges and investors are advised to look for value outside the 10 banks being merged, analysts say.

Amit Shah ‘knows’ Chidambaram’s fate and CBI ‘can’t arrest’ economic slowdown

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PM derides ‘professional pessimists’, Congress’ crisis continues

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On Camera

India must reduce its dependence on fertiliser imports before it’s too late

What worsens India’s dependence on fertiliser imports is not merely the volume of imports, but the inefficiency with which the country utilises them.

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson steps down amid turbulent times, to remain till successor is announced

Development comes days after Air India’s biggest rival IndiGo hired aviation industry veteran Willie Walsh as its next CEO replacing Peter Elbers.

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.