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On‍‍‍ Thursday the government came out with the trade data for India for the month of September. The main thing that the report says is a positive one: merchandise exports shot up by a massive 23% to $44.4 billion. However, it’s not uncommon for one figure to be used to…

As‍‍‍ we explained last week, these year’s Nobel laureates in science have been named, but we refrained from speaking about the economics prize as its announcement hadn’t taken place yet. Last Monday (October 12) the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences bestowed the 2026 economics prize on two American economists, Professor…

Some weeks, the news is quiet and you have to dig for a story. This was not one of those weeks. Within roughly 48 hours, the Reserve Bank of India raised interest rates for the first time in almost four years, the Sensex fell to its lowest level in 32…

Swiss President Guy Parmelin arrived in New Delhi this week for a three-day state visit, timed deliberately around a milestone: the first anniversary of the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement, which came into force in October 2025. A year in is exactly the right moment to ask the question…

India’s two biggest e-commerce sales of the year are running back to back this October, and if you’ve noticed a sudden spike in searches for bluetooth speakers, festive deal codes, and “should I wait for Flipkart” — you’re not alone. Here’s exactly when each sale runs, how they actually differ,…

For much of 2025, Indian exporters were staring down some of the steepest US tariffs faced by any major trading partner — a combined rate touching roughly 50% on many goods. By early February 2026, that number had been cut to 18%. Here’s what actually happened, why it happened, and…

Ask five different sources what percentage of small businesses use AI in 2026, and you’ll get five different answers — and not small differences either. The U.S. Census Bureau puts it around 17-20%. The Federal Reserve says 46% of small employer firms use it. Goldman Sachs’ own small business survey…

Raksha Bandhan falls on Friday, August 28 this year, and in the weeks leading up to it, India’s biggest e-commerce platforms have turned the festival into what’s become an annual ritual of its own — a genuine shopping battle fought entirely online. In recent years, Rakhis, gifts, sweets and other…

For years, self-driving cars seemed to belong to the future. Sure, the technology keeps getting better, the demo videos look incredible, and billions are pouring into autonomous driving. But it has just a  little changed for ordinary people. A driverless taxi remained something to watch in a demonstration rather than…

There’s a genuinely strange disconnect running through the US economy right now, and it’s confusing a lot of people who are trying to make sense of it. The unemployment rate looks fine on paper, sitting in a range that would normally be considered healthy. And yet if you talk to…