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Friday, February 20, 2026
TopicEconomy slowdown

Topic: Economy slowdown

Chinese economy has been hit by a perfect storm: Property shock, Zero Covid, climate, Taiwan

Radhika Pandey -
The world's second largest economy is in crisis, hit by lockdowns, impaired supply chains, slump in real estate sector and geo-political tensions.

Lack of demand, low import duty, price crash — Kerala’s rubber trouble stretches on

Abhish K Bose -
Farmers in Kerala are looking at alternative crops or not tapping their rubber as prices have crashed due to lack of demand, imports and labour.

India should spend more to revive demand, not worry about deficit: Economy expert Martin Wolf

Remya Nair -
Speaking at ThePrint's OffTheCuff, Chief Economics Commentator at The Financial Times Martin Wolf said India can afford to increase its debt-to-GDP ratio to 90%, but should avoid borrowing in foreign currency.

‘Life will return’ to Indian businesses in September if all goes well: Sundaram Finance

Ganesh Nagarajan -
The prediction is based on the estimate that any policies to alleviate stress will take about four months to percolate through the Indian economy.

What crisis? HDFC Bank is ramping up corporate loans while rivals are retreating

Suvashree Ghosh -
HDFC Bank’s lending to large & small companies surged 63% over 2 years through 31 Dec as economy went from world-leading growth to slowest expansion in 6 years.

Salary increases this year in India will be the smallest in a decade, says survey

Ragini Saxena -
Indian companies will increase average pay by 9.1% in 2020, down from 9.3% in 2019 and 9.5% the previous year, and the slowest since 2009.

Budget for a dozing economy, Sitharaman’s tightrope & Economic Survey’s doublespeak

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

S Acharya on 5-6% GDP, H Drabu on J&K & Valson Thampu rues Opposition ‘collapse’

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

Personal loan defaults become a worry after Indian unemployment rises to 45-year high

Ameya Karve -
Credit analysts are signalling potential risks in personal loans following the slowdown in the economy and a drying-up of credit from shadow banks.

Indians aren’t optimistic about the economy’s present or future, RBI survey finds

Achyut Mishra -
RBI consumer confidence survey exhibits dimming sentiments on factors such as employment situation, income earned & spending on non-essential items.

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Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Sushant Sareen -
Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

5 yrs of Ukraine war—why Delhi must de-hyphenate Moscow from the West

India can sell its vision, but it can’t spectacle its way to AI power

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

National Interest

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

Shekhar Gupta -
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.

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