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04.02 / 01:51

markets Trade track country Mint Quick Edit | Investors cheered the US trade reset but does this mark a long-awaited market turnaround?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. After nearly one-and-a-half years of broad weakness, India’s stock market began to flash signs of a revival on Tuesday.

04.02 / 01:51

Strategy economy Trade President Experts country Relationships India’s middle-power strategy won it a reprieve from Trump’s sky-high tariffs

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney declared at Davos that middle powers should deepen their economic ties to navigate the era of great-power politics, India was already showing how it was done. After President Trump imposed 50% tariffs on India’s exports to the U.S., among the highest in the world last year, New Delhi powered ahead on trade deals with other economies, strengthening its hand in negotiations with the U.S.

04.02 / 01:21

COST UPS Citi security Strategy country reports D2C brands go offline, powering a mall leasing boom

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru: Direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands are emerging as one of the biggest drivers of mall leasing in India, as customer acquisition costs rise online and the need for physical visibility pushes them offline. Direct-to-consumer brands accounted for 27% of India’s total retail leasing in 2025, up from 25% in 2024, according to a report by Coldwell Banker Richard Ellis (CBRE), the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm.

03.02 / 17:53

markets UPS Provident Manufacturing Trade President country Trade deal guards sensitive sectors, fine print being ironed out: Goyal

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The India-US trade agreement protects all sensitive sectors for New Delhi, Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal said, signalling the government’s commitment to the welfare of farmers, fishermen and the dairy sector. Once the agreement takes effect, US tariffs on Indian goods will fall from a steep 50% to 18%, reviving the competitiveness of Indian exports.

03.02 / 14:37

markets UPS Manufacturing Trade President country US tariff cut sparks hopes of job revival in India’s textile hubs

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru | Mumbai: Relief will start trickling into India’s export hubs, where months of weak orders and job losses had followed the steep tariff hike by the US, the country's largest export market. Washington's move to cut tariffs on Indian goods is set to ease the pressure on labour-intensive exporters, such as textiles and gems and jewellery.

03.02 / 14:37

markets UPS wellness Trade stage country cover Big deal: Why the India-US trade agreement is likely to spell significant gains for both partners

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. After a rocky ride, an India-US trade deal has finally been announced. It follows what was called the “mother of all deals" between India and the EU and Sunday’s long-horizon outline of growth policies as part of India’s budget for 2026-27.

03.02 / 12:27

markets COST UPS Trade show country Near-zero to 50% to 18%: The tariff shock reshaping India-US trade

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Until President Donald Trump’s return to the White House on 20 January 2025, US tariffs were largely a non-issue for Indian exporters. That low-tariff environment ended in April 2025, when Washington imposed sweeping reciprocal duties, sending the US trade-weighted average tariff into double digits for the first time in decades.

03.02 / 12:27

markets Digital Booking wellness President show country Mint Explainer: Why the Centre’s Budget 2026 telecom receipts aren’t all real income

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : In the Union Budget 2026-27, the Centre has projected earning ₹1.4 trillion from the telecom sector in 2025-26, about 71% more than its previous estimate. At first glance, that sounds like a big win.

03.02 / 10:53

markets COST UPS Manufacturing Research Trade country India-US trade deal boosts prospects of Indian cable & internet gear makers

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The India-US trade deal announcement has lifted investor sentiment around Indian cable and internet gear makers such as Sterlite Technologies Ltd (STL), HFCL Ltd, RR Kabel Ltd, Polycab India Ltd and Havells India Ltd, amid expectations of improved US export prospects and margin recovery after earlier tariff-related pressures, analysts said.

03.02 / 09:53

COST UPS Provident Cooper Analysis Universities country Engineers India in talks to develop Guyana's first oil refinery, says CMD Vartika Shukla

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Engineers India Ltd (EIL) is in talks with the government of Guyana to help build its first oil refinery, CMD Vartika Shukla said in an interview, a step that could deepen energy ties between India and the South American country. EIL plans to offer project management and consultancy services for the proposed refinery.

03.02 / 06:23

markets Trade President War show country strain In charts: How the India-US trade deal restores the level playing field

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India and the US announced on Monday that they had agreed on a trade deal. India announced that it will would face 18% US tariffs, down from 50%.

03.02 / 04:41

markets Target Manufacturing security Coherent trends country Rathin Roy: Why the budget lacks the coherence needed to tackle India’s real economic challenges

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. This budget has been commendably prudent and tries to alleviate the harassment that marks India’s exploitative and litigious tax system. It does little else.

03.02 / 01:05

Immunic President country information Department Equality International A who’s WHO of groups to quit

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The U.S. formally ended its membership in the World Health Organization last month, a move President Trump set in motion immediately on taking office.

02.02 / 14:57

Target Experts country electronic innovations Schools International Mint Explainer | AI mentioned 11 times, but budget cut: Decoding India's evolving stance on artificial intelligence

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. On 29 January, the 2026 Economic Survey flagged the need for India to take a cautious approach in developing artificial intelligence. On Sunday, the outlay proposed for the India AI Mission in the Union Budget was halved.

02.02 / 06:53

MET security War country Editorial Saudi media takes an anti-Israel turn

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Saudi Arabia’s state-backed media has been taking an increasingly anti-Israel tone, a further indication of the diminishing prospects for diplomatic normalization between the two Middle East powers. In one example, a January editorial in the daily Al Riyadh criticized Israel for disregarding international law and state sovereignty.

02.02 / 02:29

UPS Citi President War country The violence in Iran could lead to civil war

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. “A PRINCE OUGHT to inspire fear," wrote Niccolo Machiavelli, but “he must endeavour only to avoid hatred", lest it prove his undoing. By that measure Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, is failing.

02.02 / 02:29

markets UPS FIVE economy President show country An investor’s guide to the boom (and bust) in gold and silver

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. What if, and bear with me here, the wild gyrations in gold and silver prices are actually telling us something? There are three plausible messages from the rise in gold prices. I’m not convinced that any of them provide a full explanation for what’s going on.

31.01 / 06:15

Target country reports Interviews Investigations International High-profile arrests spark exodus of scam workers in Cambodia

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The arrests of two alleged ringleaders of transnational scam networks in Cambodia have led to thousands of workers—many of them trafficked—being let go from compounds across the country, one of the biggest shake-ups to date of the so-called pig-butchering industry. But the government’s actions fall short of what experts say is needed to eradicate an illicit industry that has become deeply rooted in Cambodia and has stolen billions of dollars from Americans in recent years.

31.01 / 06:15

UPS Art War country audience pop Why China cares about being cool all of a sudden

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. It was America’s day of giving thanks, and China was having a moment. A giant float with fang-baring toy monsters was trundling through Manhattan for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, as crowds of onlookers whipped out their phones to capture the looming 16-foot balloons—Chinese soft-power icons starring in one of America’s biggest cultural events.

31.01 / 03:33

markets COST security Align Sustainability Food country Mint Explainer | Why India wants farmers to shift crops—without touching MSP or procurement

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s food grain procurement system, long centred on rice and wheat, has expanded far beyond its original food-security mandate, creating a costly surplus even as the country remains heavily dependent on imports of edible oils and pulses. Successive governments have relied on public procurement to stabilize prices, support farmer incomes and ensure reliable supplies for the public distribution system (PDS).

31.01 / 00:21

markets UPS stage country reports International PE giants line up for RedTape in deal valuing footwear maker at up to ₹5,000 crore

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : Global private equity firms including Apax Funds and Advent International have joined the race to acquire a majority stake in RedTape, in a transaction that could value the Indian footwear maker at ₹4,500–5,000 crore (about $500 million), three people familiar with the matter said on condition of anonymity. The proposed deal marks one of the largest private equity plays in India’s branded footwear space, and comes amid rising investor interest in the country’s consumer-facing family-owned businesses.

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