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Mint Primer: IMF says the US will avoid a recession. How?

New Delhi, April 24 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday predicted a significant slowdown of the US economy due to President Donald Trump's tariff hikes. Mint looks at the risks at play... Read More


Mint Primer | A good monsoon will be great for India. Here's why

New Delhi, April 18 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast an above-normal monsoon this year. That should be music to the ears of the policy makers. Mint looks at the importance of ... Read More


Mint Primer: What challenges will a good monsoon solve?

New Delhi, April 18 -- India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted an above normal monsoon this year. That should be music to the ears of the policy makers. Mint looks at the importance of a ... Read More


Mint Primer: Donald Trump has tanked oil prices too

New Delhi, April 8 -- It is not just the stock markets that are crashing after US President Donald Trump imposed massive tariffs and ignited a trade war. Crude oil, too, has fallen to a multi-year low... Read More


'Looted' nation: The ultimate guide to decoding Trump's Liberation Day tariffs

Chennai, April 6 -- In 1947, the US led 23 nations into signing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). The effort was to lower trade and tariff barriers among nations. Over the next 48 yea... Read More


Textile exports: Advantage India for now as competitors face higher tariffs

New Delhi, April 3 -- The universal and reciprocal tariffs that US President Donald Trump announced on 2 April have put the Indian textile sector, especially apparel exports, at a relative advantage v... Read More


Mint Primer: Can tariffs bring back US auto's past glory?

New Delhi, April 1 -- US President Donald Trump has imposed a stiff 25% tariff on imported cars, trucks and parts that go to make them. The move, ostensibly, is to revive domestic manufacturing. Mint ... Read More


How Tamil Nadu wooed Nike, Crocs, Puma and Adidas

Chennai, March 23 -- For P. Jayalakshmi, a native of V Kalathur village in Perambalur district of Tamil Nadu, life seemed like a disaster till about 15 months ago. Her husband, a tailor, did not earn ... Read More


Mint Primer: Can a 'zero-for-zero' approach thwart reciprocal tariffs?

New Delhi, March 11 -- A 'zero-for-zero' tariff approach is being touted as the best way for India to deal with US President Donald Trump's proposed reciprocal tariffs. Mint explains what this initiat... Read More


If America slows, how might it hit India, others?

New Delhi, March 5 -- Early indicators suggest that the US economy is slowing down. This, even before the adverse effect of President Donald Trump's policies such as additional import tariffs kick-in.... Read More