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Singapore remains the largest source of foreign direct investment into India in 2026, maintaining a position it has held for several consecutive years due to treaty benefits and its role as a financial hub for Asia-Pacific capital. The city-state’s dominance reflects both legitimate investment routing and India’s continued attractiveness to global institutional capital seeking emerging market exposure. New Delhi, April …

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India’s Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) reforms represent a sustained multi-year effort to dismantle regulatory barriers, reduce compliance burdens, and attract both domestic and foreign investment. These reforms directly influence India’s competitiveness in global capital allocation and remain critical to achieving the government’s $5 trillion economy target. New Delhi, April 2026 — India’s journey from 142nd position in the World …

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The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and subsequent decline in crude oil prices have created unexpected room for the US Federal Reserve to consider accelerating its rate-cut timeline. Lower energy costs translate directly into softer inflation readings, potentially allowing the Fed to prioritise growth support without reigniting price pressures. New Delhi, April 2026 — Brent crude fell below $72 …

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Global equity markets have sustained an unprecedented rally through early 2025, driven by artificial intelligence optimism, resilient corporate earnings, and expectations of central bank rate cuts. This momentum persists despite elevated valuations, geopolitical tensions, and slowing economic growth across major economies. New Delhi, April 2025 — The S&P 500 has gained over 25 percent since October 2023, while the MSCI …

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South Korea finds itself caught between three overlapping trilateral frameworks—US-Japan-Korea, China-Japan-Korea, and US-China-Korea dynamics—each demanding strategic compromises that constrain Seoul’s diplomatic autonomy. The Yoon administration’s tilt toward the US-Japan axis has yielded security dividends but simultaneously complicated relations with Beijing, forcing Korean policymakers to recalibrate their hedging strategy amid intensifying great power competition. New Delhi, April 2025 — South Korea’s …

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India faces a fundamental strategic dilemma in leading BRICS, a grouping whose expansion to nine members has diluted its original economic rationale without producing a clear alternative mission. New Delhi must now decide whether to champion the bloc as a genuine multilateral platform or accept its drift toward becoming a China-dominated counterweight to Western institutions. New Delhi, April 2026 — …

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Foreign institutional investors have resumed buying in Indian equities, triggering a broad market rally led by defensive FMCG stocks. The sectoral rotation signals overseas investors are positioning for stability amid global uncertainty while maintaining exposure to India’s consumption story. New Delhi, April 2025 — Indian benchmark indices closed higher on Friday as sustained foreign institutional investor (FII) buying provided a …

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Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty recorded significant gains driven by renewed foreign institutional investor inflows and improved global risk sentiment. The rally marks a potential inflection point after months of FII outflows that had weighed on domestic equities since late 2024. New Delhi, April 2025 — The BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 closed with robust gains as foreign …

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S&P Global has flagged elevated crude oil prices as a significant risk to India’s economic growth trajectory, warning that sustained high energy costs could widen the current account deficit and stoke inflationary pressures. India’s heavy dependence on oil imports—meeting over 85% of domestic demand—makes the economy acutely vulnerable to global price shocks, potentially forcing difficult trade-offs between growth support and …

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The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee has unanimously decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, maintaining its neutral stance as it balances persistent inflation risks against moderating growth momentum. This decision signals the central bank’s cautious approach amid volatile global financial conditions and domestic consumption pressures. New Delhi, April 2026 — The RBI’s decision to hold …