Economics
Trade, fiscal policy, banking, agriculture and economic indicators
Iran war disrupts the circuit board supply chain, raises costs for tech firms
The conflict in the Middle East has severely disrupted supplies of printed circuit boards (PCBs), a foundational component used in virtually all electronic d...
Farmers’ interests protected in all FTAs, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Amid concerns from farmers—particularly apple growers in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand—about the India–New Zealand FTA, the Union Agriculture Minister add...
Indian tech giants struggle to shake off $115 billion rout amid Iran war, AI challenge
India's IT sector has shed approximately $115 billion in market value over four months in 2026, with the NSE Nifty IT Index falling nearly 25% — the worst-pe...
FPOs hold promise for smallholders, but face structural constraints: Study
A study on Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) in India has highlighted that while FPOs hold significant promise for integrating smallholder farmers into re...
India seals FTA with New Zealand, gets $20 bn investment pledge, duty-free access
India and New Zealand signed a landmark Free Trade Agreement on 27 April 2026, accompanied by a USD 20 billion investment commitment from New Zealand into In...
Mapping the fallout: Which Indian sectors face risks from the West Asia war?
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz since late February 2026, triggered by the US-Israel conflict with Iran, has created an acute energy crisis with cascadin...
Top outbound deals by Indian companies: From Tata Steel to Sun Pharma
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries announced the acquisition of US-based Organon & Co. in an all-cash deal valued at approximately USD 11.75 billion (₹98,000 cror...
India's fertilizer subsidy may jump 20% as Hormuz crisis spikes prices
The ongoing West Asia conflict and the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz have severely disrupted fertilizer supply chains, triggering a projected 20–25% s...
India-New Zealand FTA: Temporary Employment Entry offers 5,000 work visas for skilled Indians — check key features
The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signed on April 27, 2026, includes a dedicated Temporary Employment Entry (TEE) pathway for skilled Indian ...
India-New Zealand free trade agreement: An explainer
India and New Zealand signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on April 27, 2026, following negotiations that were announced in March 2025 and concluded in Decemb...
India never offers any duty concessions in dairy sector under FTAs: Goyal
In the context of the India–New Zealand FTA signing, the Ministry of Commerce clarified that India has not offered and will not offer any duty concessions in...
India, New Zealand ink ‘once-in-a-generation’ trade deal
India and New Zealand signed a landmark Free Trade Agreement on April 27, 2026, following nine months of negotiations — described as a "once-in-a-generation"...
India New Zealand FTA to help reduce India's dependence on select markets, says CITI
India and New Zealand signed a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement on April 27, 2026, granting Indian exporters 100% duty-free access across all 8,284 New Zea...
Ne Zealand PM Luxon terms FTA with India ‘once-in-a-generation’ pact
India and New Zealand signed a landmark Free Trade Agreement on April 27, 2026, in New Delhi, described by the New Zealand side as a "once-in-a-generation" e...
New Zealand PM Luxon terms FTA with India ‘once-in-a-generation’ pact
India and New Zealand signed a landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA) at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on April 27, 2026, with the Union Commerce and Industry Mini...
India inks 'once-in-a-generation' free trade agreement with New Zealand after a decade of talks
India and New Zealand concluded and signed a landmark Free Trade Agreement on 27 April 2026, ending over a decade of on-and-off negotiations that began forma...
Digital Public Infra initiatives may contribute 4 pc of GDP by 2030: NITI report
A NITI Aayog report projects that India's Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) initiatives could contribute 2.9% to 4.2% of GDP by 2030, up from approximately...
India, Russia-led EAEU may hold next round talks for trade pact in June
India and the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) are scheduled to hold the next round of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations in June 2026 in Mosco...
India–New Zealand to sign FTA to boost trade, investments and market access across goods and services
India and New Zealand signed a landmark Free Trade Agreement on April 27, 2026, following nine months of negotiations — described as a "once-in-a-generation"...
Trade pact with EU, US in next few months: Piyush Goyal
Following the signing of the India–New Zealand FTA on April 27, 2026, the Ministry of Commerce signalled that trade agreements with the European Union and th...