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India's restrictive trade policy is working great, but for Vietnam

One way to think about this is that India is first damaging its competitiveness, and then compensating firms to set up factories in the country

Shares of Ambani's $20 bn Jio Financial Services set to debut in Mumbai

Jio Financial, which as yet boasts of little revenue but owns a 6.1% stake in Reliance, has already announced a partnership with BlackRock Inc. to set up an Indian asset management venture

Rupee outperforms its EM Asia peers even as it approaches record low

The improved economic fundamentals are why the currency is largely holding its own against the dollar - it's down just 0.5 per cent this year and is Asia's third-best performer

Tata Sons seek partnerships for UK battery plant to supply JLR EVs

The collaborations for the battery plant, capable of supplying cells for at least 500,000 vehicles a year, could range from a joint venture and sharing of knowledge to experimentation

Photoshop maker Adobe's co-founder John Warnock passes away at age 82

Warnock created the San Jose-based company in 1982 with Charles Geschke and served as chief executive officer until 2000 and as chief technical officer until his retirement in 2001

China urges banks to boost loans to support recovery, cut debt risks

Major financial institutions, especially big state-owned banks, must increase loan disbursements and avoid big fluctuations in lending

Vladimir Putin now turns to ruble and ballot to shore up authority

The Bank of Russia's emergency interest rate hike this week was not just a response to the latest fall in the ruble but part of a wider effort to subdue inflation before the vote

Bond market bulls at JPMorgan, Allianz double down on bet gone bad

That strategy is now misfiring once again, saddling them with subpar returns and testing their resolve as the selloff deepens week after week

As winter looms, global diesel market is already pricing in a scarcity

The good news is that the market looked even worse this time last year following Russia's invasion of Ukraine - and prices ultimately came down, helped by a relatively mild winter

US to sell Australia missile systems in deal valued at $975 million

Australia is also developing detailed plans for a guided weapons production capability to manufacture Himars-compatible missiles domestically from 2025

Airlines should start allowing extra luggage in cargo to entice flyers

As passengers whip out their frequent-flyer cards for the first time in years, many have found that points expired or travel patterns changed. Securing these ought to be a major goal of airlines

Alibaba ecommerce arm to hire 2,000 graduates as Big Tech crackdown eases

China suspended publishing data on its soaring youth unemployment rate in July, saying it needed to iron out complexities in the numbers. The rate had risen every month this year and reached a record

X to remove the ability for users to block other accounts, says Elon Musk

Musk, who acquired Twitter last year for $44 bn and has set about overhauling the site, said blocking will still be possible for direct messages, but that it would be deleted as a "feature"

India, China set for bilateral talks on sidelines of Brics summit next week

"I am confident that as two nations, two countries, we will have direct talks, direct meetings," at the Aug. 22-24 summit, Chen Xiaodong, China's ambassador to South Africa said

Women need to convince us men on equality: Fifa prez Gianni Infantino

The winning team in this year's tournament will receive $10.5 million, with $6.2 million earmarked for distribution to its players

China steps up efforts to stabilise stock markets as confidence slumps

The Hang Seng Index is down more than 8 per cent this year, ranking among the biggest global losers

India braces for more rain after floods, lightning kill 2,000: Report

Rains have affected about 500,000 hectares of crops and damaged almost 90,000 houses since the start of the monsoon in early June, according to data compiled by the home ministry

How satellites are helping agriculture sector adapt to global warming

To acclimate, the old ways are increasingly being replaced by the new. In this case, granular data aimed at tracking the progress and health of vines in a fast-warming environment

Top US companies from Apple to Intel decry India's PC import curbs

The South Asian nation plans to impose a new license requirement for tech imports from Nov. 1, spanning everything from laptops and tablets to servers and components for datacenters

Barclays Plc names new CEO, COO in reshuffle of key India business

Pramod Kumar will be the new Chief Executive Officer and Suneeta Shetty from HSBC Holdings Plc will be Chief Operating Officer