India's biggest trade bet comes with six red flagsIndia may be adding more trade partners, but its latest FTA report card comes with several red marks. A new study by the Global Trade Resea...
09 Jun, 2026, 11.58 AM IST
Manufactured monopoly: How industrial policy is structuring monopolies in IndiaIndia's industrial strategies are shaping a landscape where giant corporations thrive while smaller enterprises struggle to keep up. Polici...
03 Jun, 2026, 02.46 PM IST
Textile sector: Time for a relook as tariff tantrum may soon be history? 5 textile stocks with upside potential of up to 27%The Indian textile and apparel sector has had a stressful year. The US tariffs disrupted orders to the sector’s largest market, squeezed ma...
03 Jun, 2026, 01.02 PM IST
Taliban inks maiden defence pact with Russia as Kabul seeks muscleThe pact was signed following a meeting between Taliban defence minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob and Sergei Shoigu, secretary of Russia's S...
30 May, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
Stung by Iran war, Trump heads to China in need of winsPresident Trump visits China with reduced trade goals. His earlier tariff strategy has not yielded expected results. The meetings will focu...
12 May, 2026, 08.04 AM IST
India cuts royalty burden on oil and gas producers in push for domestic outputIndia's Centre has lowered royalty rates for crude oil and natural gas production. This move aims to encourage more domestic exploration an...
12 May, 2026, 07.52 AM IST
Portugal eyes bigger role in India’s infrastructure, manufacturing push as trade ties deepenPortugal's Minister of State for Economy, João Rui Ferreira, expressed readiness to contribute to India's infrastructure goals, highlightin...
11 May, 2026, 11.14 PM IST
China expands economic pressure tools in US rivalry ahead of Trump–Xi summitChina is building new economic pressure tools against the United States. Beijing has enacted laws to punish foreign firms shifting supply c...
27 Apr, 2026, 08.16 AM IST
India crude oil production falls for 11th year, gas declines againIndia's crude oil and natural gas production continued to decline in 2025-26 due to ageing fields and a lack of new discoveries, increasing...
22 Apr, 2026, 11.57 PM IST
Iran’s sanctions-busting crypto ambitions grow on toll paymentsIran proposes digital currency for Strait of Hormuz passage tolls. This move highlights a significant sanctions-evasion network. While legi...
10 Apr, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
Govt clears about 110 applications for imports of laptops, other IT hardware productsIndia has approved 110 applications received for allowing the import of laptops, computers, and IT hardware products, including Dell, HP, L...
01 Nov, 2023, 03.56 PM IST
Graded import duty structure for telecom components on the cardsThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is examining a proposal to impose an initial 10% import duty from January and raise it further t...
19 Sep, 2023, 12.40 AM IST
Industry warns govt move to bring fibre-based broadband tech under one license will jack up prices, degrade qualityThe government has been pushing for self-reliance in the telecom and tech sectors due to national security concerns, but it has also been w...
15 Sep, 2023, 07.57 AM IST
Licence Regime: Laptop, Tablet majors set to increase importsThe government had on August 3 announced that imports of laptops, tablets, all-in-one PCs and ultra-small form factor computers and servers...
11 Aug, 2023, 09.40 AM IST
Govt's move to restrict colour TVs imports will boost local manufacturing: Industry body“The restrictions mandated through the Import licensing regime as per the new GOI notification will stop the unrestricted inflow of finishe...
31 Jul, 2020, 05.12 PM IST
Import licensing regime is open, transparent: India to WTOIndia has clarified to the WTO members that its import licensing regime is open and transparent and affects only a few restricted items.
30 Jul, 2015, 06.57 PM IST
IP environment deteriorating in India: US pharma industryUS pharma industry has expressed concern over deteriorating intellectual property environment in India, alleging that patent rights are unr...
02 Jul, 2013, 10.24 AM IST