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Mint Quick Edit | Will corporate earnings justify bright forecasts for Indian stock market indices?

New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- Indian shares snapped a six-day winning streak to end lower on Tuesday. The longer-range outlook, though, seems bright, with global brokerages predicting significant gains. The ... Read More


Trump's latest tariff relief reveals how politics affects US policy: Indian negotiators should take note

New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- In dealing with US President Donald Trump on the commercial front, many countries would attest that one axiom holds good: that his political interests matter. China, for example,... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | An LPG deal could pacify Trump and help reset India-US trade dynamics

New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- Even as India's exports to the US fell in October, as revealed by trade data issued by the government on Monday, Union petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri annou... Read More


Clouds of uncertainty promise no relief but it's the silver linings that matter-especially to India

New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- Hope springs eternal in the midst of despair, be it the global economy or Indian. But before we come to the encouraging bits, the bad news first. A new study released by the Inte... Read More


GenAI chatbots are becoming lifelines for lonely users-we need guardrails to distinguish reality from the artificial

New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- Sceptics may dismiss the 'cathartic effect' of GenAI therapy as a digital placebo, or clever illusion spun by next-word prediction models. Emily M. Bender, a professor of linguis... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | Indian manufacturing is losing instead of gaining due to quality control orders. They need review

New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- The government has withdrawn quality control orders (QCOs) covering certain polyester and petrochemical products, effectively revoking mandatory Bureau of Indian Standards certif... Read More


India's ambitious green electricity targets risk faltering without deeper state-level consultation and coordination

New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- The head of the Central Electricity Authority recently suggested that electricity tariffs could rise because consumer demand is not keeping pace with the rollout of transmission ... Read More


Mint Quick Edit | With inflation at a record low, RBI may finally have space to cut rates and boost private investment

New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- Policymakers couldn't have had it better. Economic impulses in India's economy are exhibiting signs of strength even as inflation has been under the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI)... Read More