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Saturday, July 25, 2026
TopicIndia economy

Topic: India economy

India’s economic activities slows to over 4-yr low as West Asia tensions weigh on

This is the lowest it has dropped since March 2022, as softer services demand, geopolitical risks and inflation concerns weigh on India’s economic activity.

An Iran deal won’t plug India’s capital or AI gaps

Having failed to emulate East Asia’s success with manufacturing exports, India pays for its chronic trade shortfall by writing IOUs to global investors.

UPI isn’t a payment system anymore. It’s India’s GDP tracker

UPI data shows how 350 million people spend and transact in India every month. The question is whether India's statistical establishment is treating it with the seriousness it deserves.

India can’t afford to keep slipping on oil crises

The easing of tensions between the US and Iran may prevent another economic crisis, but India’s long dependence on imported oil and gas remains a strategic vulnerability. From the 1973 oil shock to today’s Gulf uncertainties, the lesson is clear: India must accelerate its transition towards renewable energy and electrification.

Oppn slams Modi’s austerity appeals amid West Asia crisis, Congress demands special Parliament session

BJP’s Amit Malviya defends PM’s remarks, calling India’s economic strength a ‘shared responsibility’ of its citizens and not just the government.

India is resigned to a new status quo with China

India may be willing, for now, to be China’s market again, but will never be easy in that role unless Beijing becomes its market in turn.

Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Although its overall GDP will soon be bigger than Japan’s, on a per-capita basis India is still 12 times poorer.

India has 7.4% growth, but faltering tax revenue could have implications in coming fiscal year

In the first eight months of the current fiscal year, New Delhi’s net tax intake didn’t even hit the halfway mark of what it expects to collect by March 31.

CSR as catalytic capital to fuel India’s knowledge ecosystem

CSR can evolve into a powerful enabler of research and applied innovation, expanding India’s scientific capacity, strengthening institutions and nurturing talent across geographies.

How IMF’s routine data critique was spun to discredit India’s growth story

The IMF is criticising the method, not the morals, and concerns lie in the statistical technique, not ethical conduct.

On Camera

Dear Bollywood, passive posts for student protests are just optics. You’re fooling no one

Not one A-lister asked the government to take accountability. Not one took the education minister's name, leave alone questioning his handling of the paper leaks issue.

With crude at $100 again, Russian supplies may cushion India, but cost pressures set to mount 

Analysts say India is unlikely to face an immediate supply shortage as Russian oil and Gulf producers can fill part of the gap, but prolonged disruption would push up import bills.

Netra Mk2 to get 100-plus radars & sensors, aircraft to undergo modifications in Spain & India

Airbus will carry out major structural modifications on the six A321s before DRDO & its partners integrate the indigenous mission systems, with first aircraft expected by 2031-32.

BJP’s push for one-party state has a flip side. It could be Congress’s chance for revival

Even if it’s a municipal election someplace where the Congress is a cipher, you will find BJP targeting it. It’s an acknowledgement that Modi sees Congress, however battered, as his only likely challenger.