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Mint Quick Edit | Single-digit nominal GDP growth could complicate the government's fiscal planning

New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- The government's 7.4% first advance estimate of real GDP growth in 2025-26 released on Wednesday offers reassurance that India's economy is growing robustly. After 2024-25's 6.5% ... Read More


India's fertilizer policy needs an end-to-end rethink: What we have today is something of a travesty

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- India's fertilizer imports are expected to go up from 10 million tonnes this year to 12 million in the next. This has led to heavy lobbying for incentives to raise domestic produc... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | India's PMI dipped in December for both services and factories but that's no cause for concern

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for Indian services in December released on Tuesday mirrors the trend in manufacturing, with the year ending on a note of moderation. The read... Read More


As India bets big on AI, can it deliver economic growth that is truly inclusive?

New Delhi, Jan. 6 -- India is making steady progress on artificial intelligence (AI). After chairing the Global Partnership on AI Council in 2024, the country is preparing to host the five-day India A... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Trump's latest grumble over India's oil imports: Should trade negotiators worry?

New Delhi, Jan. 6 -- Even as extended negotiations go on between Washington and New Delhi on trade, US President Donald Trump seems to have thrown another spanner in the works. On Sunday, he said Indi... Read More


India's gig debate misses a key point: Better wages for delivery agents will aid the economy without hurting platforms

New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- There is no contradiction between paying gig workers a living wage and the claim that gig work provides job opportunities to many who would otherwise struggle to earn anything. De... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | America's ouster of Venezuela's Maduro regime has oil spillovers that India can't ignore

New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- The US security plan's focus on the Western hemisphere burst into the global spotlight with America's "capture" from Caracas of its president Nicolas Maduro, who might be charged ... Read More


India's banking sector looks stable but overall financial stability faces risks of increasing complexity

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) recent report on 'Trends and Progress of Banking in India 2024-25' is reassuring overall. It says the Indian banking sector remained resilient, u... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | What let Bitcoin investors down in 2025? The role of America's strategic reserve

New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- On the first day of 2026, Bitcoin was trading at around $87,600 in early hours, down roughly 6% over the year and more than 30% from its October peak. The irony of this slide in ... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | India is a top-four economy: Now let's tackle the bigger challenges we face

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- As estimated, 2025 gave India fourth rank among economies, placing us in the world's top club, though with the US, EU and China still some multiples ahead in size. As expected, 2... Read More