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Beyond boycotts: How 'buycott' became India's new economic tool amid Trump's tariffs

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a recent speech, channelled the mood of the nation into a characteristically pithy phrase: "Paisa kisi ka bhi ho, pasina apna hona chahiye" (capi... Read More


Trump's tariff tsunami: Is India doomed, or is there any good news?

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Tariffs are piling up on India. There's a base rate, a penalty, and perhaps an additional rate for pharmaceuticals and semiconductors. Experts agree that tariffs will reduce expo... Read More


Trump vs Powell puts spotlight on central banks' independence: How does RBI score?

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The very public friction between US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has once again thrust central bank independence into the spotlight. The underlyi... Read More


Core inflation is back. What does it mean for India's monetary policy?

New Delhi, July 21 -- The inflation monster isn't dead yet. Headline inflation may have stayed below the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) medium-term target of 4% since February, but a small yet persist... Read More


How Trump 2.0 has changed the rupee-dollar rate story, in charts

New Delhi, July 6 -- Since 1991, when a balance of payments crisis triggered a dramatic two-step rupee devaluation (9% on 1 July and another 11% two days later), India's foreign exchange management ha... Read More


Indian companies' profit puzzle: When global turmoil meets economic theory

New Delhi, June 26 -- Indian companies began 2025 on a great note. Inflation was falling, the economy was growing at 6.5-7%, and the rate-cutting cycle had started. But cut to the April-June quarter, ... Read More


Why we should not write off the e-rupee yet

New Delhi, June 17 -- In 2019, Meta announced plans to launch a private digital currency. Fearing an onslaught of private cryptocurrencies, some countries responded by announcing their own central ban... Read More