LPG Shortage: It’s time to change how India cooks its meals
India needs to adopt a holistic policy to promote alternatives to LPG-based cooking as a long term, strategic imperative
Uncle Sam’s Arsenal: Profiting from a world on edge
SIPRI’s latest fact sheet on the global arms trade confirms that the United States is the undisputed kingpin of the global arms bazaar
Maharashtra government sees GCCs, AVGC sector expand state’s services GDP to $3,000 billion by 2047, says Chief Minister Fadnavis
The state government has identified Pune has the country’s preferred destination to set up GCCs – a sector it is aggressively pushing attract FDI and jobs.
India's Pax Silica Gambit: Choosing silicon over oil
By joining the US-led Pax Silica coalition, India has made its most consequential foreign policy pivot since Independence — swapping cheap Russian crude for a seat at the table where the semiconductor future is being decided
The multiple ramifications of a US attack on Iran
A US attack on Iran may unsettle the Middle-East and shoot oil prices up, affecting the global economy. US President Donald Trump has indicated he is ready to wait 10 days if Iran agrees to a nuclear deal. But US military actions, including marshalling aircraft carriers and missile launchers, suggest it is ready to strike any day
Donald Trump’s new flat-rate tariff is a boost for India, China and Brazil
US allies, including the UK, the EU and Japan, hardest hit after Supreme Court rules against previous levies
The government needs to address its spending capacity challenge
An analysis of the Union Budget reveals a pattern of systematic underspending, where welfare and infrastructure projects are sacrificed not just for fiscal prudence, but due to a deeper crisis in the government's capacity to execute its own grand plans
CAFE3 U-Turn: Why scrapping small car exemptions could price out India's first-time buyers
The government's reported decision to withdraw proposed exemptions for small cars in new emission norms may level the competitive playing field, but risks making entry-level vehicles unaffordable for millions of aspiring middle-class buyers
‘Habitual liar, broken all records of...’: Piyush Goyal hits out at Rahul Gandhi over India-US trade deal | Watch
Piyush Goyal accuses Rahul Gandhi of misleading farmers on India–US trade deal; Centre unlikely to move privilege motion as row escalates.
Tax return filing for AY 2026–27 to continue under Income Tax Act, 1961 forms
Officials said that substantive changes under the new framework—particularly on data sharing and third-party reporting—will take effect only in subsequent years.
Why India teamed up with US to gain access to critical minerals
India has decided to join a partnership with the US to develop rare earth resources and counter China’s dominance in this sector. The move may upset China. But India needs to develop its own sources which is best done by participating in a group of nations pooling in their resources
The $500 billion question: How India plans to source that much from the US, Goyal explains
India sees no difficulty sourcing $500 billion of goods from the US over time, says Piyush Goyal, as interim trade deal promises tariff cuts and zero-duty access.
India-US interim trade deal likely by mid-March; 18% US tariffs may kick in within days: Piyush Goyal
US may cut tariffs on Indian exports via Trump executive order within days, even before the interim trade deal is signed.
'Offensive interest in farm exports': Piyush Goyal lays out what India did (and didn’t) concede to the US
Piyush Goyal says India pursued an 'offensive' agri-export strategy in the US trade deal while shielding dairy and staples, dismissing DDGS import fears.
India-US Interim Agreement: Likely impact on agriculture
Of the list of items where US imports will attract no tariff or a low rate, there’s likely to be a mixed impact on domestic consumers of dried distillers grains. On other products, sketchy information makes it tricky to gauge the final impact in India
India-US deal protects core farm sectors; US fruits, nuts imports could rise: Experts
While India continues to export significantly more agricultural products to the US than it imports, US farm exports of tree nuts, cotton and soybean oil to India could grow under the pact.
India-US interim trade deal adds digital trade to BTA framework
The move formally brings data, platforms and cross-border digital commerce under the scope of bilateral trade negotiations, even as the interim pact focuses on tariffs, market access and non-tariff barriers.
Minimum import price to anchor India’s farm protection in US trade deal
MIP is a govt-notified floor value, below which imports of a particular product cannot be assessed by customs.For.example, if apples are imported at a 55% tariff, and the notified MIP is Rs 80 per kg, customs will calculate duty at Rs 80 per kg.
Budget 2026 — Turning point for transfer pricing certainty in GCCs
Safe harbour rules streamlined to reduce characterisation and audit risk
Martin Wolf: Reading the runes on a Warsh Fed
The presumptive next chair might be better than others on the list, but he is a confusing, perhaps confused, figure
India-US trade deal gives Indian data centres another growth push after Union Budget boost
Apart from increasing demand for data centres, the trade deal also removes fears that India will build its own technology stack and not buy from US Tech companies, experts told Moneycontrol
India–EU FTA: Government, private sector must seize opportunity to unlock gains, says EY’s DK Srivastava
One of the areas with significant potential under the evolving India–EU framework is defence manufacturing, particularly through joint ventures focused on co-development and co-production, Srivastava tells Moneycontrol
Trade as Strategy: Why the India–EU FTA belongs to today’s age of geoeconomics
The FTA provides India with institutionalised access to a large, affluent and potentially alternative market, while offering EU a partner willing to resist Trumpian caprice
Is Trump going soft on China while targeting US allies?
Trump administration’s defence policy document has caused major surprises because it targets US allies while talking about restraint and understanding in dealings with China
Affordable urban housing holds key to continued rapid economic growth
As urban India prepares to contribute three-quarters of the national GDP, a NITI Aayog report reveals a critical shortage of 60 million liveable homes and prescribes a four-part remedy of land reform, density incentives, innovative finance, and rental housing to sustain growth
