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Morgan Stanley reports India 12.2% growth; ADB projects 6.5% growth rate for FY26
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Morgan Stanley on Tuesday said India’s economy needs to expand at an extraordinary 12.2% annually to solve its underemployment crisis.
It underscored the risk that millions of young Indians may remain locked…
Pharma, Trucks, and Tariffs: America’s Bold Push to Pull Industries Home
Paromita Das
New Delhi, 1st October: Trade wars are often described as clashes over numbers — deficits, surpluses, and exchange rates. Yet, Washington’s latest salvo of tariffs reveals something more profound: an effort to redraw the map…
Trump slapped 100% tariffs on foreign films, expands trade war on furniture
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – US president Donald Trump on Monday announced new tariffs on furniture imports, including a 50 per cent levy on kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, and related products, along with a 30 per cent tariff on…
A Deepwater Breakthrough: Bharat’s Big Gas Find in the Andamans
Paromita Das
New Delhi, 30th September: When Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce the discovery of a new natural gas reserve in the Andaman Sea, it was more than just another update from the Ministry…
Trump signs TikTok executive order, creates new $14b entity
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that approves the deal to keep TikTok operating in the United States.
He signed the order at the White House on Thursday, Trump said he had a “very…
MEA says ‘Closely monitoring’ Trump’s announcement to impose 100% tariffs on branded pharma imports
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday that it is closely monitoring the impact of US President Donald Trump’s recent announcement to impose new tariffs of up to 100 per cent on imports of branded and…
Piyush Goyal held constructive meeting with US Govt. on early trade deal
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – India Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and his delegation held metings with Ambassador Jamieson Greer, US Trade Representative, and Sergio Gor, US Ambassador-designate to India from 22-24th September.
The Indian…
US energy sec says ‘huge fan’ of India, looks forward to ‘more energy trade’
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – US Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Thursday expressed strong admiration for India and said Washington is keen to expand energy cooperation with New Delhi in areas including natural gas, coal, nuclear energy,…
“Zubeen: The Real Fairy Tale That Never Ends”
Poonam Sharma
The Timeless Fairy Tale of Zubeen
Long, long ago, in the misty valleys of Assam, where the great Brahmaputra river winds like a silver serpent and the hills hum with the wind, a miracle was born. But this miracle was not of…
JPMorgan says H-1B visas cut immigrant work authorizations by 5,500 per month, India hurt most
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - According to JP Morgan Chase on Wednesday said that the new USD 100,000 application fee for H-1B visas imposed by the US administration could cut immigrant work authorizations by as many as 5,500 each month.…