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South Asian Immigrants In USA Are Getting Brutal Treatment From Authorities
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: Despite protests from South Asian countries to various US authorities, there has been no noticeable improvement in the treatment of illegal immigrants as the official ‘search, detect and deport’ drive continues in full strength. During the last few days, two planeloads of 50′ illegals’ each,...
Karl Marx’s “Communist Manifesto” Was Published 179 Years Ago
By Krishna Jha The Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, was published in London on February 21, 1848. It was commissioned by the Communist League, and became a foundational text for communism. With its famous call, “Workers of the World, Unite”, it asked the toiling masses...
Vietnam Navigates Trump Trade Wars, Sets Development Goals For Future
By Amiad Horowitz HANOI: Over the last half decade, Vietnam has emerged as a growing middle power in the world. Its economy is one of the fastest—if not the fastest—growing in the world. But just over 40 years ago, before embarking on a set of economic renewal policies known...
Economic Foundation Has Grown Significantly: President Murmu
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said the country’s economic foundation has grown significantly stronger over the past 11 years, and Government policies have resulted in higher incomes for citizens. In her address to both Houses of Parliament, the President said that the conclusion of negotiations for a...
India’s Credit Growth To Be 10-12% CAGR Over Next 5 Years: Brickwork Ratings
MUMBAI: India’s credit growth is expected to be nearly 10–12 per cent CAGR over the next five years, with retail, MSMEs and the services sector being the key drivers of growth. This is expected to be faster than deposit growth, which is pegged at 9–11 per cent, according to...
Industrial Output Hits All-Time High In December On Manufacturing, Power Gains
NEW DELHI: India’s industrial output rose to an all-time high under the current Index of Industrial Production (IIP) series (base year 2011-12) in December, rising at a 26-month high pace of 7.8 per cent year-on-year, aided by healthy spikes in manufacturing, electricity and mining as well as an across-the...
Freeze Fertiliser Subsidy At Current Levels, Deregulate Urea Prices: ICRIER Study
NEW DELHI: A new study has recommended direct cash transfer of amounts matching the current fertiliser subsidy levels to farmers’ bank accounts with seasonal adjustments. Such a policy will help address the persisting imbalance in use of fertilisers due to a skewed subsidy regime, and put a lid on...
ARCs Seek Tax Clarity, Faster Processes, And Stronger Recovery Frameworks
MUMBAI: Asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) are looking to the forthcoming Budget for sharper tools, cleaner processes, and tax structures that genuinely reward risk capital. Their expectations span taxation, ease of doing business, reforms in charge registration, judicial strengthening, and the long‑pending rollout of personal insolvency provisions—each aimed at accelerating...
When Gold Breaks Five Thousand And Dollar Blinks
By K Raveendran Gold pushing decisively past the $5,000-a-troy-ounce threshold at the same moment the US dollar slides to a four-month low is not just a dramatic coincidence of charts. It marks a psychological rupture in global markets, challenging assumptions that have underpinned portfolio construction and macroeconomic thinking for...
Budget 2026-27 Getting The Advantage Of Stable Economic Growth Amidst Global Turmoil
By Anjan Roy 2026-27 budget is unquiet positioned. Amidst global turmoil, Indian economy is sailing forth merrily. After all, it is not every year that a finance minister gets to prepare a budget when the economy is in a Goldilocks interlude. The latest figures speak for themselves: GST rationalisation...
From Trump’s Tariffs To Brussels’ Carbon Tax: India’s Trade Tightrope
By R. Suryamurthy The India–European Union Free Trade Agreement has been unveiled at a moment when the global trade order is no longer merely fragmented but openly coercive. With the United States under a resurgent Donald Trump once again wielding tariffs as instruments of strategic pressure—threatening punitive duties on...
Redrawing Of Global Trade Map Is The Message From India-EU Trade Deal
By T N Ashok After nearly two decades of stalled negotiations, missed deadlines and political hesitations, India and the European Union on Monday announced the conclusion of a sweeping free trade agreement that both sides say could reshape global commerce at a moment when the world economy is fragmenting...
Extended President’s Rule In Manipur Ends On February 12
By Rabindra Nath Sinha Will the Centre muster courage to act on its much desired political objective of installing a popular ministry in strife-scarred Manipur latest on February 13, 2026? Manipur was placed under President’s rule as usual initially for six months on February 13, 2025 and later circumstances...
The Washington Post, Dhaka And Politics Of Implausibility
By M A Hossain There is something faintly theatrical about the Washington Post’s recent report claiming that a U.S. diplomat in Dhaka openly told Bangladeshi journalists that Washington wants to cultivate relations with Jamaat-e-Islami and views Hefazat-e-Islam through a pragmatic lens. The report is built around alleged audio recordings...
BJP’s High Financial Muscle Distorting Electoral Space In Indian Democracy
By Tirthankar Mitra A candidate’s popularity or lack of it together with the organisational network, performance and promises made by the political party he/she represents are the yardsticks of electoral success or failure in India. But one must not overlook the spending capacity of a nominee which recent disclosures...
Two Decades In The Making, India And EU Reach Deal Opening Up Markets
NEW DELHI: India and the European Union (EU) on Tuesday announced a much-awaited trade deal, drawing the curtain on nearly two decades of stop-start negotiations and binding together two billion people in a combined market worth more than $24 trillion. Under the free-trade agreement (FTA), Brussels has agreed to...
India Needs $145 Billion Annual Energy Investment To Align Growth With Climate Goals: Wood Mackenzie
NEW DELHI: India will need to mobilise average annual investments of about $145 billion in its energy sector to bridge the gap between sustained economic growth and its net-zero ambitions, Wood Mackenzie said on Tuesday, outlining a critical pathway to maintain around 6 per cent GDP growth through 2035...
EU, India Agree On Technical Dialogue To Ease Market Access Under CBAM Rules
NEW DELHI: India and the European Union have agreed to set up a technical dialogue to address market access challenges faced by Indian exporters under the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), even as the carbon tax itself remains outside the scope of the free trade agreement (FTA). Commerce...
