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Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire after renewed fighting threatened wider US-Iran efforts to secure a lasting West Asia peace deal

From geopolitics and women's empowerment to manufacturing, the rupee and technology, lasting progress depends less on hope and more on building capacity

The report has described Operation Sindoor as 'an unusually severe military crisis' between the two nuclear neighbours India and Pakistan in May 2025

AIONOS Co-Founder C P Gurnani said companies will continue investing in AI and digital technologies despite geopolitical uncertainty and rising operational costs.

The war in West Asia has added to the Quad nations' concerns.

This is the first public episode of Macro Matters — a new fortnightly podcast from Business Standard that tries to make sense of the forces shaping India and the world across economics, markets,

Defence Minister said his discussions during the visit would focus on expanding defence ties and enhancing regional cooperation

HDFC Bank plans to sustain FY26 credit growth momentum but avoids FY27 guidance, citing geopolitical risks, while focusing on stable funding metrics and balanced growth

The spending plan, approved by Knesset lawmakers early Monday in a vote of 62 to 55, totals 699 billion shekels ($222 billion) and sets a deficit target of 4.9 per cent of gross domestic product

The West Asia conflict has changed the bullish narrative around Gold. High oil prices, US recession-cum-inflationary fears, and fading Fed rate cut bets weigh on the sentiment, says YES Securities.

India has a major role to play in the remaking of the post-World War II world order, which is on the brink of collapse, South African Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Zuko Godlimpi told a gathering of captains of industry, academics and policy makers in Pretoria on Monday. The minister was delivering the keynote address at the 2nd annual India-South Africa Business Conclave, organised jointly by the High Commission of India and the CII-India Business Forum. Godlimpi said independent India was born two years after World War II ended amid the global trade system architecture that was created by the West. "India emerged as a young democracy in a world that was already being shaped by major powers," he said. Commenting on India's plans to become a dominant world force by the time of the centenary of its independence in 2047, the minister said it is in a uniquely-different position now. "India will find itself in a position where, as opposed to inheriting a world order, it is now