Yash Kumar Singhal

High unemployment, migration surge and heavy remittance reliance pose key economic challenges for Nepal's new PM Balendra Shah

As Bangladesh marks its 56th Independence Day, slowing growth, rising inflation and a widening trade deficit underscore mounting economic challenges

Nearly half of the pearls and precious stones coming to India were imported from UAE in FY26 (till Jan). The UAE also supplied around 23% of India's gold imports in the same period

PM Narendra Modi highlights India's diversified energy import strategy as tensions in the Strait of Hormuz disrupt global oil and gas flows

India's overseas investments hit a decade high, led by equity flows and major bets like Reliance's proposed US refinery

India's LNG imports have more than doubled in the last decade from $6 billion in FY17 to nearly $15 billion in FY25

India and Canada step up energy cooperation with a $1.9-billion uranium deal as New Delhi pushes its nuclear expansion under the Nuclear Energy Mission for Viksit Bharat

As the Israel-Iran conflict escalates, India's deep trade, energy and remittance links with West Asia highlight the economic stakes

With the US imposing a 126% tariff, India's solar panel exporters face rising overcapacity and heavy dependence on a single market

A major proportion of India's crude oil imports flows through the Strait of Hormuz, which remains an important trade point in the Gulf

Surge in gold and silver imports drives January trade deficit to $34.68 billion, raising concerns over a wider current account deficit in Q4FY26

India, GCC begin FTA talks as import dependence deepens, export mix shifts toward electronics and away from energy over the past decade

Despite tariff cuts, india's plan to import $500 billion of us goods in five years far outpaces historical trade flows

Two-thirds of India's imports of tree nuts (such as almonds and pistachios) came from the US alone

India gets deep discounts on Russian crude and its exports of petroleum products to China have increased

India-US tariff cut to 18% lifts prospects for labour-intensive exports as firms diversify markets and oil sourcing shifts amid geopolitical pressure

Economic Survey flags rupee pressure, stressing goods exports for currency stability as manufacturing stagnates and productivity gains outpace wage growth

India's FTA with the EU boosts market access for 99% of exports, aiding labour-intensive sectors while cheaper EU machinery imports could support domestic manufacturing

India-UAE trade crossed $100 billion in FY25, but rising imports-especially energy-have widened India's trade deficit despite CEPA-driven export diversification

Relying on the volatile sector has caused the state's share of national exports to slide