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Saturday, January 3, 2026
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Topic: Economy

China’s economic recovery stands on shaky foundations – and it could affect the whole world

There is weakness in China’s domestic real estate investment and export expectations due to uncertain global demand and ongoing trade frictions with the US.

SubscriberWrites: GST: A panacea

It would ideal that we have only one tax law for the entire country—One Nation, One Tax. It should be such that it calculates the tax due and recovers it too.

SubscriberWrites: Shillong — A paradise at crossroads

With the projection of India being a developed society by 2047, Shillong can be a pivot for economic activity for the North-East.

TCS and Transamerica terminate $2 billion contract due to challenging macro environment

The 10-year contract, signed in early 2018, involved TCS working with Transameria to enable the digitization of more than 10 million policies into a single integrated platform.

Rising merchandise imports in May signal stable Indian economy, say economists

Economists, however, do not see the wider merchandise trade deficit in May swaying expectations of a manageable current account deficit in this financial year.

India, UAE agree to raise non-petroleum bilateral ties to $100 billion by 2023, says Piyush Goyal

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India and the United Arab Emirates have mutually agreed to raise non-petroleum bilateral trade between the two countries to $100 billion by 2030, the South Asian nation's trade

Productivity growth crucial for overall recovery of emerging economies, says RBI deputy governor

Michael Patra, in a speech at Sixth Asia KLEMS Conferenc, said it is widely believed that structural slowdown has been spreading across global economy after growth peaked in 2010.

India’s services growth defies inflation pressures but falls to 61.2 in May from 62 in April

The services sector accounts for more than 50% of India's GDP. Asia's third-largest economy expanded 6.1% in the March quarter, one of the fastest-growing emerging markets.

Govt poised to reject crucial funding for Vedanta-Foxconn chip venture, reports Bloomberg News

The setback comes at a time when Anil Agarwal's metals and mining conglomerate is already grappling with reducing its significant debt load.

Modi govt turning into Big Brother. Overly-protective TCS policies infantilising citizens

Prime Minister Modi talked about ‘minimum government’, but nobody thought he meant making the citizenry do the government’s job.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.