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Thursday, 18-Dec-2025
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FM says ‘global trade getting weaponised through tariffs’The Hindu Business Line
18-Dec-2025
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday that global trade is increasingly getting weaponised through tariffs and other measures, and India will have to negotiate its way carefully. She said the overall strength of the economy will give the country an added advantage. |
India and Oman sign free trade deal todayThe Hindu Business Line
18-Dec-2025
India and Oman will sign the long-pending free trade agreement (FTA) on Thursday in Muscat in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said officials. The India-Oman FTA, which is set to boost India’s export of a wide range of items, such as engineering goods, electronics, textiles and pharmaceuticals and facilitate movement of workers, was stuck for many months over a handful of issues such as the Gulf country’s Omanisation policy of compulsory recruitment of locals and India’s concerns over the possible misuse of the treaty by China |
Rupee bounces back, appreciates 65 paiseThe Hindu Business Line
18-Dec-2025
The rupee on Wednesday reversed a five-day losing streak, rebounding sharply, apparently aided by RBI’s aggressive intervention in the forex market. The Indian unit strengthened about 65 paise to close at 90.38 per US dollar against the previous close of 91.0275. |
Weak rupee rekindles hedge narrative for dollar-priced crypto assetsThe Hindu Business Line
18-Dec-2025
A weakening rupee is once again drawing crypto into focus for Indian investors, as dollar-priced assets such as Bitcoin appear more attractive in rupee terms, even as heightened currency volatility prompts selective buying and caution among retail traders. |
India takes a leaf out of history, practices strategic autonomyThe Hindu Business Line
18-Dec-2025
The year 2025 has proved to be one of the toughest for India on the diplomatic and economic front with policy makers striving to strike a blance between rival powers on the global stage while safeguarding the |
Debt reduction central to fiscal policy from FY27, says FMFinancial Express
18-Dec-2025
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday made it clear that reducing debt-to-GDP ratio will be the central pillar of the government’s fiscal policy from the next financial year, with the fiscal deficit continuing as an important marker to operationalise the architecture. |
EVs get policy push, hybrids loseFinancial Express
18-Dec-2025
The long-running dispute within the auto industry over electric vehicles versus hybrids has now spilled into the policy advisory space, with a parliamentary committee recommending that government incentives and subsidies be restricted to zero-emission vehicles and not extended to hybrids. If accepted, |
Global trade getting weaponised through tariffs, says SitharamanBusiness Standard
18-Dec-2025
the overall strength of the economy will give the country an added advantage. |
Indias shipments to China surge by nearly 33% in Apr NovBusiness Standard
18-Dec-2025
to $12.22 billion |
Hyundai's Creta holds lead, but rival engines roar louderFinancial Express
18-Dec-2025
THE HYUNDAI CRETA has retained its position at the top of the midsize SUV segment in 2025, but the model is now facing its most competitive phase since its debut a decade ago. While sales momentum remains strong, a wave of new launches and major updates from rivals is intensifying pressure on the segment leader. |
India may oppose US call to dismantle WTOs MFN ruleBusiness Standard
18-Dec-2025
New Delhi says Washington demand may multilateralise reciprocal tariffs it has imposed |
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