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In charts: Do Donald Trump's claims about India stack up?

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- As US-India trade negotiations continue, President Donald Trump has imposed a 25% tariff on Indian imports, while making a string of assertions about the country on his Truth Soci... Read More


In charts: The red flags behind the $40 billion electronics exports

New Delhi, July 22 -- At the IIT Hyderabad convocation on 18 July, India's electronics and information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw spoke glowingly about the rise in India's electronics goods ... Read More


In charts: Thousands of Indian auto workers are losing fingers to unsafe factories

New Delhi, July 20 -- More than 4,000 workers have reported injuries in Indian automotive supply chains since 2019, with around 80% these being loss of fingers, according to an annual report by Safe I... Read More


In charts: Why agriculture and dairy are sticking points in the India-US trade deal

New Delhi, July 14 -- India is racing against time to strike an interim trade deal with Washington as US President Donald Trump's 90-day extension on reciprocal tariffs has already ended. While India ... Read More


In charts: How vulnerable is India's fertilizer sector amid China curbs

New Delhi, July 2 -- China is flexing its trade muscles again by reportedly limiting the export of speciality fertilisers to India. This is not the first time China has used its export advantage to ch... Read More


The week in charts: GST revamp, Oil Plan B, Wegovy launch, India tops again

New Delhi, June 28 -- A revamp of the goods and services tax (GST) regime is on the cards, with the compensation cess likely to be merged into the main GST rates. Separately, India has activated a Pla... Read More


In charts: Why West Asia is important for India beyond trade

New Delhi, June 24 -- Tensions in West Asia remain high following the Israel-Iran conflict, putting India's interests in the region at risk. The crisis threatens India's oil imports and overall trade,... Read More


Missing from India's population narrative: Unmet family goals, financial barriers, coercion

New Delhi, June 23 -- India's population estimates often provoke extreme reactions: frustration over overpopulation or alarm over the signs of a falling fertility rate. However, such narratives fail t... Read More


Rush to beat tariffs boosted India's FY25 exports to the US. Can the momentum last?

New Delhi, June 10 -- India's exports to the US jumped at the start of 2025, as tariff threats and global uncertainty prompted a frontloading of trade. But the coming months may test the resilience of... Read More


China's rare earth export curbs are India's wake-up call

New Delhi, June 9 -- The US-China trade war has opened a fresh front, now impacting Indian industry in a big way. China's curbs on exports of rare earth magnets-processed from rare earth elements (REE... Read More