The IMF's critique of India's economic statistics is not a cause for alarm but a cue to improve data quality

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- Even as we bask in the glory of our 8.2% GDP growth for the second quarter of 2025-26-highest in the past six quarters, fastest among major economies and so on-the International M... Read More

Mint Quick Edit | Do November's GST collections expose the limits of India's mid-year stimulus?

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- India's latest data on goods and services tax (GST) collections was keenly awaited as a signal of the impact of mid-year rate cuts. Gross collections for November stood at Rs.1.7 ... Read More

The Indian economy's 8.2% second-quarter growth: Can it expand at such a brisk pace for years to come?

New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- India's 8.2% growth in GDP reported for the second quarter of 2025-26 sprang a surprise. It exceeded expectations and took the first half's pace of economic expansion to 8%. This ... Read More

Mint Quick Edit | India's SIM binding rule will overburden users of messaging apps: Is there no other way?

New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- India's Department of Telecommunications has directed messaging apps like WhatsApp to ensure that users aren't allowed to access these services without active SIM cards in their p... Read More

Market peak: Stock indices can reliably rise-but corporate results must justify it

New Delhi, Nov. 28 -- Fourteen months after a big selloff attributed to a global shift in capital flows, Indian largecap stock indices regained the limelight on Thursday. The wait had begun to seem en... Read More

Mint Quick Edit | Apple is about to topple Samsung globally but wins in India could prove harder

New Delhi, Nov. 28 -- Apple is set to end the long reign of Samsung as the world's top smartphone company, according to Counterpoint Research. The iPhone maker is projected to end 2025 with 243 millio... Read More

Labour unions oppose reforms but dare we hope for a new era of win-win industrial relations?

New Delhi, Nov. 27 -- Labour unions went on a nationwide strike on Wednesday to oppose India's four labour codes notified last week. These laws are as good as their enforcement. As a concurrent-list s... Read More

Mint Quick Edit | Rare earth magnet scarcity: Don't just make in India, scrape those scrapyards as well

New Delhi, Nov. 27 -- India's cabinet on Wednesday green-lighted a Rs.7,280 crore scheme to incentivize the manufacture of rare earth permanent magnets over seven years. The aim is to be able to produ... Read More

Can GDP 'nowcasts' help a data-strapped RBI formulate monetary policy? It's worth a try

New Delhi, Nov. 26 -- Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Y.V. Reddy once quipped, "In India, not only the future, but even the past is uncertain." Reddy was making an important point in his ... Read More

Mint Quick Edit | JPMorgan says oil could plunge to $30 by the end of 2027: Here's why it may not

New Delhi, Nov. 26 -- Oil prices have survived wars without going too high and stayed roughly within a band of $60-70 per barrel for much of 2025. But could a market glut send them lower? JPMorgan se... Read More

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