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With elections over, see some retail pass-through of higher fuel prices: MPC’s Ram Singh

May 05, 2026 8:36 pm

According to RBI Deputy Governor Poonam Gupta, while India could consider tweaking its flexible inflation targeting framework if the growth-inflation mix evolves as it has in the past decade, a challenging global environment would warrant predictability and flexibility.

Top 10 wealthiest countries by GDP per capita in 2026: Bangladesh overtakes India in latest IMF rankings

April 28, 2026 6:45 pm

Top 10 wealthiest countries by GDP per capita in 2026 list: According to the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook, the global economy is expected to grow at about 3.9% in 2026.

India’s Goldilocks moment is over, macro situation will worsen

April 24, 2026 6:58 am

The fiscal burden of the West Asia crisis on the Centre could be around 0.5 per cent of GDP. The uncertain environment will also make it difficult for the Centre to meet its disinvestment target

India’s growth story needs focus on individual prosperity

Debate around global rankings distorts reading of India’s growth story

April 23, 2026 1:47 am

It is not merely superficial. A focus on position has substituted for an assessment of structure.

India is no longer the fourth-largest economy in the world. But domestic reform agenda matters more than ranking

April 21, 2026 7:04 am

There is a need to push forward aggressively on reform agenda, especially in the more politically-contentious areas such as electricity and fertilisers

Sectorally, a sizeable jump of around 9 per cent in manufacturing and services explains the stellar performance. But this was aided by a low base, sub one per cent deflator, frontloading of export orders to avoid tariffs and stockpiling for the festive season and GST rate cuts.

Schrodinger’s economy: Rising and slowing at the same time

December 01, 2025 11:48 am

In absolute terms, nominal GDP has shrunk during the quarter, and hence the numerator, that is, the deficit percentage, automatically gets bigger, putting the government's budget targets under strain

GDP growth is robust, GST cuts and US tariffs will shape momentum

December 01, 2025 7:09 am

With inflation under control, the MPC’s views on growth should determine whether it opts to cut rates or not

Explained: The private sector (lack of) investment problem

October 20, 2025 12:56 pm

The government has rapidly increased its expenditure on creating physical infrastructure and brought in several policies to boost consumption. Yet, private sector investments into the economy are lagging

Around $30-35 billion of India’s merchandise exports to America at risk from Trump's tariffs, says UBS Chief India Economist

August 10, 2025 7:51 am

According to UBS’ Chief India Economist Tanvee Gupta Jain, India may not lose much if it shifts away from cheaper Russian oil as the annual savings right now is only $2 billion