Category: Politics

DAVOS, Switzerland – President Donald Trump on Wednesday scrapped the tariffs that he threatened to impose on eight European nations to press for U.S. control over Greenland, pulling a dramatic reversal shortly after insisting he wanted to get the island “including right, title and ownership.” In a post on his social media site, Trump said he […]

With global volatility on one side and domestic growth resilience on the other, India’s Union Budget 2026 is expected to walk a careful line between fiscal prudence and growth support. The Budget must now shift focus from headline reforms to execution certainty—anchored in stable tax policy, predictable regulations and targeted incentives to revive private investment and […]

New Delhi: The government is planning to further bolster its rural focus with a double-digit growth in allocations for key schemes in the upcoming budget for 2026-27, people aware of the deliberations said. The ministry has an outlay of Rs 1.88 lakh crore for this financial year, up nearly 8% from a year before. While the […]

New Delhi: The finance ministry is scheduled to hold a meeting with heads of public sector banks and chairpersons of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) on January 30 to review their performance after amalgamation. The meeting would be chaired by Department of Financial Services Secretary M Nagaraju and likely to be attended by NABARD Chairman, SIDBI CMD […]

As India prepares for Union Budget 2026 amid global uncertainty, slowing growth in key economies and rapid technological disruption, expectations from India Inc and the financial ecosystem are running high. To decode what lies ahead, ETBFSI and ETCFO today host a special edition of their Union Budget Series 2026, bringing together leading CFOs, economists and policy […]

India Budget 2026: For India’s automobile industry, the turbulence of the past few years appeared to ease after September 2025. A long-awaited GST reset corrected long-standing tax distortions, festive-season demand brought buyers back into showrooms, and year-end sales helped manufacturers close the calendar year on a steadier note. For a sector that contributes close to 7 […]

The discussions between Modi and Al Nahyan focused on cooperation in several new and emerging areas, including new opportunities for civil nuclear cooperation in the light of the passage of the Shanti Act in India. India and the United Arab Emirates on Monday set a target of USD 200 billion in annual trade by 2032 and […]

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, – Asian stocks fell on Tuesday, while the dollar remained under pressure and the U.S. ‍Treasury yields climbed to their highest level in ​more than four months, as a resurgence of trade-war concerns hit risk sentiment ⁠and sparked selling in U.S. assets. U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to take control of Greenland […]

New Delhi: India and the European Union are set to announce the conclusion of a free trade agreement, firming up of a defence partnership pact and a framework for mobility of Indian professionals at the summit talks next week, diplomatic sources said on Monday. European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der […]

New Delhi, India should press the European Union (EU) to clear the “dense web” of non-tariff barriers for domestic products, especially in the agri and pharma sectors, under the proposed free trade agreement, as such restrictions often “blunt” the benefits of tariff reductions, think tank GTRI said on Monday. The conclusion of the India-EU free trade […]