India-UK free trade agreement: A win for India, a lifeline for global Britain

The recently signed India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) represents a significant win for India, showcasing its strategic negotiation. The deal offers the UK a crucial post-Brexit trade success, contrasting with its complex US relationship, and introduces a groundbreaking gender equality clause, reflecting India’s evolving, holistic approach to trade.   Read More…

Hit by EU sanctions! Russia-backed Nayara Energy looks at India’s state-run oil companies to offload petrol, diesel exports – here’s what’s happening

Nayara Energy has approached Indian state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) to offload its export volumes of petrol and diesel after Western sanctions on Russia’s oil and energy sector, according to a senior industry official, reported Economic Times.   Read More…

China offers new subsidy to promote fertility, but money can only solve part of the problem. Here’s why

China’s government this week announced a childcare subsidy of 3,600 yuan (about $500 or Rs 44,000) per year for every child under the age of three. The People’s Daily, the Chinese Communist Party’s newspaper, described it as a way of “supporting fertility and to promote the building of a fertility-friendly society”.   Read More…

Amidst trade turmoil, U.S. to send White House advisor Ricky Gill to Delhi for IMEC conference

Ricky Gill, who is the Special Assistant to the U.S. President for National Security Affairs and the U.S. National Security Council’s Senior Director for South and Central Asia, has been invited by India’s National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) to discuss the future of the long-delayed India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) on August 5 and 6.…

India continuing to buy oil from Russia: Report rebuts Donald Trump’s ‘good steps’ claim; decision guided by national interest and global energy stability

Hours after US President Donald Trump claimed that he had heard that India is no longer going to buy oil from Russia, government sources said oil refiners continue to purchase crude from Russian suppliers. “Indian oil refiners continue to source oil from Russian suppliers. Their supply decisions are guided by price, grade of crude, inventories,…

US jobs report indicates great danger for the economy – is the world’s largest economy headed for recession?

U.S. jobs report for July 2025 delivered a sobering reality check for the American economy. According to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), only 73,000 jobs were added in July, marking the slowest monthly gain in over two years. This sharp decline in job creation has triggered widespread concern among economists,…

Kamala Harris’ first interview after 2024 loss: Former VP recounts painful experience of certifying Trump’s January 6 win – Watch

The interview came just a day after Harris announced she would not run for California governor in 2026 and as she began promoting her upcoming memoir, 107 Days, which reflects on her short-lived presidential campaign and turbulent final weeks in office. During the conversation, Colbert thanked Harris for fulfilling her constitutional duty by certifying the…