Category: Politics

Indian exporters stand to gain from reduction in US tariffs and trade agreement with the EU, which will also help attract investment, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in an interview with ET. Edited excerpts: Do you see this as India’s Goldilocks moment, with reforms at home and now geopolitical realignment in place with the India-US deal? […]

New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday demanded clarity on the details of the India-US trade deal, stating that a joint statement has not yet been issued. Jairam Ramesh hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an X post and claimed that New Delhi has made “concessions on liberalising imports […]

Delhi: Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw addresses a press conference regarding the state-wise Budget 2026-27, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) The government is in discussions with mobile phone makers, IT firms and other electronics manufacturing companies for the next version of the production linked incentive scheme before getting approval from the Cabinet, Union Electronics and IT […]

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 4 (ANI): The three-day meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) begins today, with the policy outcome scheduled to be announced on Friday by RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra. The meeting comes at a time when the central bank has already undertaken significant monetary easing over […]

India’s export competitiveness is set to improve after the United States announced a reduction in reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods to 18%, a move experts said removes a major trade overhang and restores India’s relative cost advantage in the world’s largest consumer market. The decision follows a conversation between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister […]

US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a trade deal with India has put agriculture at the center of attention as there is yet little clarity on what exactly has been agreed. In a Truth Social post, Trump said the deal would slash US tariffs on Indian goods to 18% from 50% in return for India halting […]

Moody’s Ratings said on Tuesday that India is unlikely to immediately stop all crude oil purchases from Russia following the India–US trade deal, noting that a sudden shift could be disruptive to economic growth and may have inflationary implications for the country. “Even though India has reduced its purchase of crude oil from Russia in recent […]

New Delhi: One of the biggest sources of global uncertainty weighing on India’s trade outlook has eased following the breakthrough trade deal between New Delhi and Washington, senior Union Finance Ministry officials said on Tuesday, linking the development to improved visibility for industry and stronger economic momentum ahead. “One of the dark prongs of global uncertainty […]

Amid easing global trade tensions and a sharp improvement in the health of India’s banking system, the government believes the financial sector is well positioned to support the Union Budget 2026’s emphasis on infrastructure, manufacturing and long-term growth, Department of Financial Services (DFS) Secretary M Nagaraju said on Tuesday at a post budget event organised by […]

Washington, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar arrived in New York for a three-day official visit to the United States and is scheduled to meet Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Tuesday as part of talks focused on cooperation in critical minerals. The meeting comes a day after a phone call between President Donald Trump […]