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Friday, August 1, 2025
TopicTrade deficit

Topic: trade deficit

Bubbling crude oil prices spell triple-whammy setback for India

Asia’s No. 3 economy faces a wider trade deficit, a worsening of stretched government finances, and slower economic growth if oil prices remain stubborn at the current level.

Pearls imports fine print hint at capital flight from India

Trade deficit widened by $1.7 billion in March with jewelry and stones driving a large part of the increase.

With US-China trade war heating up, the sorry state of India’s exports may worsen

World Bank report expresses concern over falling exports; elevated exchange rate, capital crunch due to GST, among others, seen as major causes.

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Big win for Delhi factories as MCD scraps an extra layer of red tape for ease of doing business

Until now, units operating even in recognised industrial areas needed a separate factory licence. The move is expected to especially give a boost to small and medium enterprises.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.