Economics
Trade, fiscal policy, banking, agriculture and economic indicators
India-US to begin 3 day negotiations to finalise interim trade pact
Indian and American trade officials will meet in the United States beginning February 23 for a three-day negotiation session to draft the legal text of the i...
Exporters hail US Supreme Court’s decision on Trump tariff
Indian export industry bodies and exporters have welcomed the US Supreme Court's February 20, 2026 ruling in Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump, which struck d...
Govt net market borrowing to fall to 3% of GDP in FY27, free up resources for pvt sector: RBI bulletin
The RBI's February 2026 Bulletin highlighted that the central government's net market borrowing is budgeted to fall to 3% of GDP in FY 2026-27, marking a ret...
India-UK, Oman FTAs likely from April; New Zealand deal expected in September, says Goyal
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announced that India's free trade agreements with the UK and Oman are expected to be operationalised in April 202...
US Chamber flags possible refunds on India tariffs after Top Court call
Following the US Supreme Court's February 20, 2026 ruling in Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump — which struck down IEEPA-based tariffs as unconstitutional — t...
Tariffs, tensions, truces: From 'Liberation Day' shock to courtroom knockdown — the full Trump trade war timeline
President Trump's April 2025 "Liberation Day" executive orders imposed sweeping reciprocal tariffs, with India facing a 50% rate — among the highest levied o...
India rolls out seven steps to boost exports
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry launched seven new interventions under the Export Promotion Mission (EPM), a Rs 25,060 crore programme approved by the ...
Base year for goods trade indices revised to '22-23
The Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has revised the base year for India's ...
Inside America’s Pax Silica strategy and why India’s entry is pivotal for AI supply chain
India signed a declaration to join Pax Silica, a US-led global initiative aimed at securing supply chains for artificial intelligence, semiconductors, critic...
AI needs strong policy backbone: OECD chief
OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann spoke at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 (New Delhi, February 16–20), emphasising that AI requires a strong, flexible,...
India unveils seven-point plan to boost exports under ₹25,060-crore mission
The Union Government launched seven additional interventions under the Rs 25,060 crore Export Promotion Mission (EPM), bringing 10 of the 11 proposed interve...
AI can lift global growth, help India achieve Viksit Bharat goal, but poses high risk to jobs: IMF chief
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva stated that artificial intelligence could lift global economic growth by 0.8 percentage points annually, helping e...
India-US trade deal unchanged, New Delhi still pays tariffs, Trump says
The US President confirmed that the trade arrangement with India remains unchanged despite a broader tariff overhaul, with India continuing to face an 18% re...
Will US Supreme Court’s tariff blow force India to revisit its trade deal? GTRI flags uncertainty
On February 20, 2026, the US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in *Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump* that President Trump's tariffs imposed under the International Em...
NHAI to discontinue cash toll payments from April
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) announced plans to discontinue cash payments at all National Highway toll plazas from April 1, 2026, making F...
India updates trade index base year to FY23 to better capture new-age trade trends
India updated the base year of its Merchandise Trade Indices from FY 2012-13 to FY 2022-23, effective February 2026, as announced by the Directorate General ...
AI Summit: IMF chief Georgieva warns of job risks from AI; sees 0.8% lift to global growth
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, speaking at the India AI Impact Summit on February 20, 2026, warned that AI is "like a tsunami hitting the labour...
India core output slows to 4% in January
India's eight core infrastructure sectors recorded a combined growth rate of 4% in January 2026, easing from a revised 4.7% in December 2025 and 5.1% in Janu...
Govt disburses Rs 28,748 crore under 14 PLI schemes till December 2025
The government has disbursed Rs 28,748 crore under Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes across 14 sectors as of December 2025, as announced by the Minis...
US SC tariff order: Chidambaram seeks clarity on Feb 6 deal
The US Supreme Court ruled 6–3 in February 2026 that President Trump's sweeping tariffs on imports from nearly all US trading partners violated federal law, ...