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Monday, July 21, 2025
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Topic: Indian Currency

Rs 2000 notes comprise 1.75% of total bank notes in circulation, Modi govt tells RS

PTI -
In a written reply, MoS Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said that no fresh indent has been placed for the Rs 2000 banknote from 2018-19 onwards.

Why the ‘Impossible Trinity’ is pushing RBI toward strengthening the rupee

Anirban Nag -
RBI has signalled that letting rupee strengthen is least bad option as economy shifts from being a global growth hotspot to a Covid hotbed.

Is the Indian rupee overvalued?

ThePrint Team -
From being Asia’s worst performing currency, Indian rupee turned on its head weeks before 2019 elections and further appreciated after BJP’s victory.

Govt to issue Rs 20 coins for the first time, new design for four other denominations

PTI -
The Rs 20 coin will be shaped like a 12-edged polygon with design of grains to denote farm dominance in the country.

Nepal bans use of 2000, 500 and 200 Indian rupee banknotes

PTI -
The Nepalese information and communications ministry said Indian currency notes higher than Rs 100 were illegal in the country. Kathmandu: The Nepal government has banned the use...

Unwise decision by RBI to delay inevitable rate hike

Andy Mukherjee -
It was up to RBI to try and undo the damage of New Delhi’s loose talk on the rupee. And the RBI blew it.

Chinese report says Indian notes printed in country, AAP and Congress slam Modi govt

Rajgopal Singh -
Opposition says BJP-led government compromising national security, financial sovereignty; government denies report.

Last Laughs: An impending environmental doom and politicians chasing wrong problems

Sankalita Dey -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

The chances of India being named a currency manipulator are slim

Anirban Nag -
It is highly unlikely that India will be called a manipulator as it has persistently been running current account deficits since 2005.
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Economy

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Defence

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

Snehesh Alex Philip -
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

National Interest

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Shekhar Gupta -
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.

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