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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicTrade surplus

Topic: trade surplus

India’s trade deficit with China widens as Beijing hits record $1.2tn trade surplus despite Trump tariffs

China’s exports to India have grown by 13.46 per cent between the first nine months of the 2024-2025 financial year and the 2025-26 financial year, according to the latest trade data.

Watch CutTheClutter: China’s weaponisation of trade & the $1 trillion surplus

In Episode 1588, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains how China used trade as an agent of growth & what it means for the world, particularly India & US.

India enjoys healthy trade surplus with Bangladesh. The political crisis can hurt trade, FTA chances

Bangladesh, a major export market for India, is already grappling with inflation & unemployment. The unrest can worsen the situation, impacting import demand.

Trade in rupee can’t afford speed breakers from govt. RBI also needs to take care of a hitch

While RBI move to allow export/import to be invoiced in Indian rupee will solve some problems, there is no guarantee it will circumvent payment issues with Iran or Russia.

Trump’s trade war spurs India to import more oil, drones from US

India is among partner countries seeking to allay U.S. trade deficit fears by increasing imports as the Trump administration redraws bilateral trade plans and seeks to alter world trade norms.

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US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

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