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Mint Explainer | The race to break China's rare earth stranglehold

New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- In recent weeks, the US has signed multiple deals to source rare earth minerals. India too has been active as are several other nations. Mint explores the chances the world has t... Read More


Mint Explainer | Why China and the US are ratcheting up their trade war again

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- China and the US are at it again, threatening each other with tariffs and other punitive measures. Mint delves into the latest escalation in their ongoing trade war, what trigger... Read More


Mint Explainer | Why Trump's tariffs have not crippled the global economy yet

New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- In April, after US president Donald Trump unveiled the so-called 'liberation day' tariffs, fears of a global trade collapse and a looming recession were widespread. Six months on... Read More


The town that won't give up: Inside Tiruppur's fight to survive the tariff storm

Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, Oct. 9 -- It was not easy for N.C. John Garments Pvt. Ltd, a tiny textile manufacturer with Rs.30 crore in revenue, to become a supplier to Walt Disney Company. Negotiations stre... Read More


Mint Explainer | India spends defence budget on foreign ships. Can't it build its own?

New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- Today, India is an inconsequential player in the global shipping space. Indian ships carry a minuscule share of the country's export-import trade, and Indian shipyards take yea... Read More


Mint Explainer | India spends defence budget on foreign ships. Can India chart its own course in shipping?

New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- Today, India is an inconsequential player in the global shipping space. Indian ships carry a minuscule share of the country's export-import trade, and Indian shipyards take yea... Read More


Mint Explainer | Indian shrimp industry stares at another US levy. Can exporters survive the double whammy?

New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- As if the 50% tariff imposed by the US was not debilitating enough, Indian shrimp exporters are staring at an additional levy-a potential anti-dumping duty of as much as 40%. M... Read More


Cows vs trade deals: The battle for India's milk market

Chennai, Sept. 15 -- Raj Kumar's family, from Poongunam village, in Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu, has been in dairy farming ever since he can remember. And the family didn't make much profit fo... Read More


Mint Explainer: Has inflation been tamed?

New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- Retail inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, has been declining for months. In August, it was a comfortable 2.07%. Mint looks at the factors that contributed to th... Read More


Mint Explainer | Will GST rate cut upset government's fiscal math?

New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- The long-awaited overhaul of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is finally here. By lowering tax rates on mass-consumption items, GST 2.0 is expected to give a boost to domestic de... Read More