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Trade deficit falls, but crude price risk persists

Brent crude’s sharp rise may upset India trade deficit math, strain SMEs, and widen the current account deficit. #exports #imports Read more »
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Crude oil prices threaten to derail growth, inflation goals

Rising crude oil prices from the Iran-Israel conflict could raise inflation, disrupt industries, and widen India’s trade deficit. #Iran #Israel #oilprices #crude Read more »
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Cost of war: How conflicts reshape the economy

Wars are no longer just fought on battlefields—the cost of war is priced into stock markets, supply chains, and monetary policy decisions. #war #middleeast Read more »
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Satellite data reshaping agriculture, rural credit

India is replacing its manual crop survey with satellite imagery, bringing precision, speed, and reliability to farm credit and agriculture policy. Read more »
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Coding plenty: Charting sustainable abundance in the age of limits

Agentic AI and virtual twins could slash costs, lift productivity and end #scarcity to usher in an era of sustainable abundance. #agenticai #generativeai Read more »
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Indian economy faces global headwinds amid trade war, rate cut

With global uncertainty rising, Indian economy is leaning on rate cuts and trade diversification to stay on track. #Indianeconomy #trade Read more »
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US bond yield surge triggers global market jitters

Rising US bond yields are shaking equity markets, inflating debt costs, and sparking capital flight from emerging economies. #bondyield #interestrate #trump #trade Read more »
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Trump’s crypto wave threatens India’s rupee sovereignty

Donald Trump’s crypto populism is forcing every emerging economy to choose between hard-won monetary sovereignty and a digital dollar turbocharged by politics. Read more »
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Small car sales crash reveals middle class squeeze

A plunge in small car sales shows that steep regulatory costs and stagnant incomes have priced 88% of households out of the market. #carsales #middleclass #MarutiSuzuki Read more »
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India-US trade talks stall over steel tariffs, farm access

Tariff tensions and US pressure on farm market access cloud the India’s path to a fair India-US trade agreement. #India #US #trade #FTA #ASEAN Read more »