indian economy

India's middle class tightens its belt, squeezed by food inflation

Slowing urban spending over the past three to four months has raised questions about the structural nature of India's long-term economic success

Trump's America-first agenda to test ties with India

India is the ninth-largest trading partner of the United States, with a trade surplus of more than $30 billion in the 2023-24 financial year.

India to sell onions from reserves to check prices, official says

The Indian government will sell onions from its reserves to cool high prices, a top official at the consumer affairs ministry told reporters on Monday.

First budget of Modi govt 3.0: Political exigencies and beyond

India’s annual budget is always as much an economic statement as it is political.

India's GDP set to grow 8% or more in Jan-March quarter, finance minister says

India's gross domestic product is on track to grow by 8 percent or more in the quarter ending March 31, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday.

Indians spending less on food, more on discretionary items

Indians are spending less on cereals, including wheat and rice, and pulses, but more on beverages, refreshments and processed food

Germany overtakes Japan as third-biggest economy

Japan slipped below Germany to fourth place, with India projected to leapfrog both later this decade

India's retail inflation rises to four-month high in December on higher food prices

Increasing food price has raised India's annual inflation, raising central bank expectations of no rate cuts

Top 10 economies to watch in 2023

It is hard to ignore the growing consensus among economists that the combination of inflation and interest rate hikes alongside tempered Chinese demand and US economic uncertainty could be the perfect storm for a global recession.

November 13, 2024
November 13, 2024

India's middle class tightens its belt, squeezed by food inflation

Slowing urban spending over the past three to four months has raised questions about the structural nature of India's long-term economic success

November 7, 2024
November 7, 2024

Trump's America-first agenda to test ties with India

India is the ninth-largest trading partner of the United States, with a trade surplus of more than $30 billion in the 2023-24 financial year.

September 23, 2024
September 23, 2024

India to sell onions from reserves to check prices, official says

The Indian government will sell onions from its reserves to cool high prices, a top official at the consumer affairs ministry told reporters on Monday.

July 29, 2024
July 29, 2024

First budget of Modi govt 3.0: Political exigencies and beyond

India’s annual budget is always as much an economic statement as it is political.

March 31, 2024
March 31, 2024

India's GDP set to grow 8% or more in Jan-March quarter, finance minister says

India's gross domestic product is on track to grow by 8 percent or more in the quarter ending March 31, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday.

February 26, 2024
February 26, 2024

Indians spending less on food, more on discretionary items

Indians are spending less on cereals, including wheat and rice, and pulses, but more on beverages, refreshments and processed food

February 15, 2024
February 15, 2024

Germany overtakes Japan as third-biggest economy

Japan slipped below Germany to fourth place, with India projected to leapfrog both later this decade

January 13, 2024
January 13, 2024

India's retail inflation rises to four-month high in December on higher food prices

Increasing food price has raised India's annual inflation, raising central bank expectations of no rate cuts

January 1, 2023
January 1, 2023

Top 10 economies to watch in 2023

It is hard to ignore the growing consensus among economists that the combination of inflation and interest rate hikes alongside tempered Chinese demand and US economic uncertainty could be the perfect storm for a global recession.

July 21, 2022
July 21, 2022

India’s self-reliance puzzle: Adding by subtracting?

India became a tiger from being an underdog; in order not to become extinct, it needs to be given proper care.