Economics
Trade, fiscal policy, banking, agriculture and economic indicators
Why Iran war, monsoon worries could make 2026 India’s Year of Millets
The convergence of the West Asia (Iran) conflict, fears of a below-normal monsoon, and fertiliser supply disruptions is driving Indian farmers toward millets...
PM Modi pitches bold investment vision to Europe's top CEOs at historic ERT roundtable in Gothenburg
On May 17, 2026, an Indian head of government addressed the European Round Table for Industry (ERT) in Gothenburg, Sweden — the first time an Indian Prime Mi...
Rail-led industrial corridors
India's Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation (DFCC) has fundamentally shifted the economics of freight movement by providing high-speed, high-capacity, ele...
ET Graphics: BoP stability tested by outflows & Rupee fall
India's external accounts faced simultaneous stress in FY2025-26: a widening current account deficit (CAD), net foreign portfolio investor (FPI) outflows, an...
Boost for tech, trade & defence as India, Sweden become ‘strategic partners’
India and Sweden elevated their bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership on May 17, 2026, during a summit in Gothenburg, adopting a Joint Action Pla...
RBI tightens scrutiny of overseas investments as outflows surge to $27 billion in FY26
Overseas Direct Investment (ODI) outflows from India — including equity infusions, loans, and invoked guarantees — climbed from approximately $14.5 billion i...
Chips to clean energy, India and the Netherlands upgrade ties
An Indian Prime Minister visited the Netherlands in May 2026, where bilateral ties were formally elevated to a Strategic Partnership, backed by 17 agreements...
Experts Explain | Make in India in defence sector: Challenges, bottlenecks, and the way forward
Despite a 34-fold surge in defence exports over the past decade, structural bottlenecks continue to constrain India's ability to transition from a net defenc...
India taps Oman to rescue $11.8 billion food exports to West Asia
With the 2026 Iran war creating sustained risk of disruption to the Strait of Hormuz, India is actively exploring the use of Omani ports and overland land br...
Shivraj wants an overhaul of ICAR’s 113 research institutes
The Union Minister for Agriculture has called for a comprehensive overhaul of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and its 113 research institu...
Why PM Modi visited Netherlands’ Afsluitdijk dam: The Dutch model India may need
During the India-Netherlands bilateral visit in May 2026, the Indian Prime Minister toured the Afsluitdijk — the Netherlands' iconic 32-kilometre sea barrier...
India, Chile expedite CEPA negotiations and critical minerals cooperation
Chile's Foreign Minister Francisco Pérez Mackenna visited India in May 2026, imparting fresh momentum to bilateral ties and accelerating negotiations toward ...
North America, NE Asia, Latin America account for over 35 pc of India's exports in FY26
India's merchandise exports reached USD 441.78 billion in FY2025-26, registering modest growth of approximately 0.93% year-on-year. North America, North-East...
India and Netherlands ink 17 pacts, elevate ties to strategic partnership
India and the Netherlands elevated their bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership during a state visit to The Hague on 16–17 May 2026, marking India...
India, Netherlands elevating ties to strategic partnership, says PM Modi
India and the Netherlands formally elevated their bilateral relationship to a "Strategic Partnership" during an official visit, signing a comprehensive decla...
Silver imports restricted; licence now must for select categories
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, imposed mandatory import licensing for select categories of sil...
MoSPI proposes framework to measure India's knowledge economy contribution
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released a base paper proposing a framework to measure the contribution of the knowledge ...
Commerce Secretary Shri Rajesh Agrawal Highlights Trade and Economic Cooperation at BRICS Meeting in Gandhinagar
The 2nd Meeting of the BRICS Contact Group on Trade and Economic Issues (CGETI) for 2026 was held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on May 15, 2026, under India's BRI...
After duty hike, government curbs silver imports to aid rupee
The central government raised import duties on gold and silver from 6% to 15% effective May 13, 2026, comprising a 10% Basic Customs Duty (BCD) and a 5% Agri...
India invites Dutch firms to design and manufacture, says PM Modi at CEO roundtable
During an official bilateral visit to the Netherlands, a CEO roundtable was co-hosted by both Prime Ministers along with the Dutch Minister of Foreign Trade ...