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Topic: Imports

Mining industry braces for bleak year as leases expire and auctions get delayed

India's iron ore production will take a big hit as delays in auctions of mining leases, due to expire in March, threaten to push the domestic market to a deficit from a surplus.

India’s trade gap widens to $15.36 billion as exports stay under pressure

Weak global demand as a result of trade war may further impact India’s exports and investment activity, the RBI had recently said.

US-China trade war: Here’s why the tariff tiff has stock markets in a fix

This week unleashed the third wave of tariff hikes in the ongoing US-China trade war, which started in January last year.

Modi govt promised to raise India’s crude oil output – but it actually dropped last 5 yrs

Higher crude imports went unnoticed due to global prices, analysts say. Modi govt says ‘made considerable progress, but it takes time’.

India may allow some imports from China to be settled in yuan

The plan would enable direct convertibility between the rupee and yuan and will help cut transaction and hedging costs.

India wants oil producers & traders to fund $1.5 billion emergency oil reserve

Getting investors to build storage facilities will have twin benefits: reduce strain on state finances & shield economy against volatile oil prices.

Palm oil producers hope India’s Diwali buying will boost their fortunes

With production in top growers climbing & prices hovering near 3-year lows, last chance to arrest palm oil’s decline is Indian demand ahead of Diwali.

Rupee rout prompts Modi govt to raise customs duties on $12 billion of goods

The taxes on 19 items will be effective Thursday as Modi govt seeks to narrow the current-account deficit and support the rupee.

Startups fear that Trump’s tariffs will stifle the next Apple

Unlike larger companies, American startups fear they will not be able to cover up for the losses due to Trump's tariffs.

Vedanta plant’s closure to quadruple India’s copper imports

It won’t help much even if top producer Hindalco boosts its production, because a third of its output is committed for export.

On Camera

Violence over Osman Hadi is about Islamist Bangladesh. India-baiting is a distraction

The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.