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Sunday, September 7, 2025
TopicIndian trade deficit

Topic: Indian trade deficit

India’s exports dip 5.12% in October, trade deficit narrows to $8.71 billion

Major export commodities that recorded negative growth in October included petroleum products, gems and jewellery, leather and engineering goods.

India’s exports dip by 12.66%, imports by 26% in August, trade deficit at $6.77 billion

The contraction in August was higher than in July (10.21 per cent) and June (12.41 per cent). Oil imports also declined by 41.62 per cent to $6.42 billion in the month.

Sonam Wangchuk is right. Time for India to hurt Chinese wallet and go Swadeshi

'Boycott China' is a recurring theme in India. But to make it a success, we will have to list all those things around us that are made in China.

India must overhaul its foreign exchange market to boost export, balance out trade deficit

Achieving a market-driven realistic exchange rate mechanism for the dollar was one of the key policy goals of the 1990-91 economic reforms in India.

Behind India’s chronic trade deficit, a few ignorant accounting formulas

A persistent and large deficit fails to pressure the dollar upwards, relative to the rupee, resulting in the latter’s overvaluation.

India’s trade deficit narrows as demand wanes in sluggish economy

The gap between exports & imports was $15.28 billion last month, compared with $15.36 billion in May, according to government data.

India likely to consider increasing import duties to curb deficit & prop up sagging rupee

The prime minister’s office is planning a meeting in New Delhi this week to review measures including curbs to curtail the trade gap.

Commerce minister Suresh Prabhu to chair inter-ministerial meeting to tackle falling rupee

Representatives from the department of economic affairs, coal ministry, oil ministry and department of pharmaceuticals are likely to attend.

On Camera

The Bengal Files has made sure Kolkata dusts history books to find out real Gopal Mukherjee

Whether it is due to the alleged unofficial ban on The Bengal Files or allegations by Gopal Mukherjee’s family against Agnihotri, everyone in the state wants to know more about Mukherjee.

Punjab’s paddy farmers are staring at big losses. Why flood impact may spill out of India’s rice bowl

As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour. Speaking...

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?