'Maybe he was wrong, but they believed he genuinely meant what he said.' IMAGE: Then finance minister Dr Manmohan Singh arrives at Parliament March 15, 1996, to present India's 1995-1996 Budget.......
The Russians have termed Putin's visit to India, his first to this country since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, as 'Druzhba Dosti', which means 'friendship' in Russian and Hindi......
Sanctioning Russian oil would have led to a sharp surge in oil prices to above $80 per barrel levels, which would impact pump prices in the US ahead of midterm elections next year. Illustration:......
'What we need to watch is how Saudi Arabia's financial assistance will be used by Pakistan. If the funds go to build their military hardware and operations, it should worry us.' India must use its......
'Things may get much worse before they get better,' predicts Ajay Chhibber. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The gradual improvement in India-United States relations that began with......
Importers are rushing to hedge their dollar positions amid the sharp depreciation of the rupee against the American currency and expectations of further volatility even as exporters are holding off......
India’s merchandise trade deficit widened to a record $41.68 billion in October, as gold imports trebled and outbound shipments registered their sharpest contraction in 14 months, according to......
In this domestic and global context, calibrated depreciation will help rebalance external fundamentals, offset some of the tariff differentials with competitors, improve the competitiveness of......
As the rupee remains under pressure due to several headwinds and the uncertainty around the India-US trade deal, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been stepping in only to calm volatility, not to......
The reduction in the goods and services tax (GST) rates has increased the momentum in India’s economic activity both on the supply and demand sides, while robust agricultural activity —......