India poised to benefit from supply chain realignments: RBI bulletin

Mumbai: India is poised to benefit from supply chain realignments, diversified FDI sources, and engagement with global investors seeking resilience and scale, given its already established trade linkages, said the RBI’s April bulletin. Moreover, India’s consistent strength in services exports and remittance inflows continues to provide a vital buffer for the current account, said an…

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FM Sitharaman invites global IT companies to explore opportunities in India

San Francisco:  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday met several IT industry leaders and invited them to explore opportunities for technical collaboration and investment. During a bilateral meeting with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian and his team here, Sitharaman encouraged them to explore local linkages in India for territorial collaboration and to develop tech for…

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India actively engaging with US; hopes to sign first phase of bilateral pact by Oct: FM

San Francisco: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said India is “actively engaging” with the new US administration and hopes to conclude the first tranche of the bilateral trade agreement “positively” by fall (September-October) this year. “We are one of the countries that is actively engaged with the new administration of the United States of…

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Owaisi, Waqf Law and the Power of Perception

The recent protests against the Waqf Amendment Act, spearheaded by All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi alongside the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board, raise serious questions—both about the motivations behind the resistance and the historic role of AIMIM in India’s socio-political landscape. Is this opposition a genuine defence of Muslim…

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India to navigate global disruptions with policy agility, long-term investments: Sitharaman

Mumbai: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the rise of protectionist policies has the potential to disrupt global supply chains but India will navigate the global disruptions with policy agility and long-term investments. Amid an escalating global trade war, Sitharaman said the government’s focus will remain firmly on building a robust domestic foundation. “We…

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India has potential to emerge as global hub for IP-led innovation: Accel Partner Prashanth Prakash

New Delhi: Asserting that there is “limitless headroom for entrepreneurs”, Prashanth Prakash, partner at Accel, says the venture capital firm will use its recently announced USD 650 million fund over the next two to three years to back start-ups focused on AI and tech-led industrialisation. The company is eyeing 20-25 start-up investments this year as…

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