Economics
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India signs agreement to join U.S.-led coalition Pax Silica
India signed the Pax Silica declaration at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, becoming the 11th member of the US-led coalition focused on securing supp...
Trade experts flag risks to agriculture, pharma and policy space in India’s US, EU FTAs
Trade experts have raised concerns that India's expanding FTA network with the United States and the European Union could erode domestic policy autonomy in a...
US-India trade marathon eyes April finish line
Indian and American trade negotiators are set to meet for three days starting February 23 in the US to finalise the legal text of the interim bilateral trade...
Strong manufacturing growth lifts India's private sector in February, PMI shows
The HSBC flash India Composite Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 59.3 in February 2026, up from 58.4 in January, marking the strongest reading in thre...
India’s core sectors’ growth loses steam, slows to 4% in January
India's Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) recorded 4% growth in January 2026, easing from a revised 4.7% in December 2025 and below the 5.1% registered in...
MPC minutes show unanimity on rate pause, lone dissent on stance
The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee minutes revealed that all six members unanimously voted to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% during the February 2026...
India's forex reserves swell by $8.66 bn to hit an all-time high of $725.7 bn
India's foreign exchange reserves rose by $8.66 billion in the week ended February 14, 2026 to reach an all-time high of $767.81 billion, according to data r...
Watch: U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s global tariffs
On February 20, 2026, the US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does no...
RBI MPC maintains status quo as India to stay in the goldilocks zone for longer
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% in its February 2026 meeting, retain...
China-bound exports in double digits even as US shipments fall and trade deficit widens: RBI
India's exports to China have surged into double-digit growth territory even as shipments to the United States declined, driven largely by US tariff pressure...
India-US trade pact soon: US Ambassador Sergio Gor
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor stated that a bilateral India-US trade pact would be concluded "soon," signalling a breakthrough in trade negotiations that...
India’s forex kitty jumps USD 8.66 bn to record USD 725.72 bn
India's foreign exchange reserves surged by $8.663 billion to a record all-time high of $725.727 billion during the week ending February 13, 2026, as per RBI...
India-US interim trade pact likely to be operationalised in April: Goyal
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announced that the India-US interim trade agreement is likely to be signed in March and operationalised from Apri...
Modi, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince discuss additional UAE sovereign fund investments in India
Prime Minister Modi and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit (February 19, 2026)...
FTAs to play significant role in coming years by improving market access: RBI bulletin
An article in the RBI's February 2026 bulletin on the "State of the Economy" noted that recently concluded Free Trade Agreements will significantly improve m...
RBI minutes signal firmer growth path, muted price pressures after February hold
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) minutes reveal a unanimous decision to hold the repo rate at 5.25% during the February 2026 meeti...
United States interim trade pact likely by April: Piyush Goyal
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announced on 20 February 2026 that the India–US interim trade agreement is likely to be signed in March and...
India-US to begin 3 day negotiations to finalise interim trade pact
Indian and American trade officials will meet in the United States beginning February 23 for a three-day negotiation session to draft the legal text of the i...
Exporters hail US Supreme Court’s decision on Trump tariff
Indian export industry bodies and exporters have welcomed the US Supreme Court's February 20, 2026 ruling in Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump, which struck d...
Govt net market borrowing to fall to 3% of GDP in FY27, free up resources for pvt sector: RBI bulletin
The RBI's February 2026 Bulletin highlighted that the central government's net market borrowing is budgeted to fall to 3% of GDP in FY 2026-27, marking a ret...