Economics
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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 ...
Three old thermal power sites shortlisted for new nuclear power projects
Three decommissioned or ageing thermal (coal-based) power station sites have been shortlisted for setting up new nuclear power plants, as part of India's nuc...
Tata Electronics, ASML sign MoU to advance chip making ecosystem in India
Tata Electronics and ASML (Netherlands-based semiconductor equipment company) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on May 16, 2026 to advance the semiconduct...
Iran will announce Strait of Hormuz mechanism, collect fees, Iranian MP says
A senior Iranian lawmaker and Chairman of the Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee announced that Iran will unveil a mechanism to coll...
The week in charts: PM Modi’s austerity call, MSP hike, sugar export ban
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved an increase in Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 14 kharif crops for the marketing season 2026-27, m...