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India’s startup ecosystem faces pressure to abandon the growth-at-all-costs playbook in favour of a value-scale model that prioritises sustainable unit economics and profitability milestones. This structural shift reflects investor fatigue with capital-intensive blitzscaling and signals a maturation phase where funding flows increasingly toward startups demonstrating clear paths to positive cash flows. New Delhi, April 2025 — A new industry report …

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Angel Tax, which taxed startup funding above fair market value as income, has been abolished in India’s 2024-25 Union Budget after years of criticism that it penalised legitimate capital formation. The removal eliminates a significant compliance burden for early-stage ventures and aligns India’s startup taxation framework closer to global norms. New Delhi, April 2025 — The abolition of Section 56(2)(viib) …

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The US Dollar Index (DXY) has surged to fresh highs as the Federal Reserve maintains its cautious approach to rate cuts, creating headwinds for emerging market currencies and capital flows. This dollar strength poses particular challenges for India’s import bill, foreign portfolio flows, and the Reserve Bank of India’s currency management strategy. New Delhi, April 2026 — The DXY’s ascent …

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The United States economy, already weakened by persistent inflation and elevated interest rates, now faces severe strain as military conflict with Iran disrupts energy markets and amplifies fiscal pressures. This geopolitical shock threatens to accelerate recessionary dynamics in the world’s largest economy, with cascading implications for global trade, emerging market currencies, and commodity-dependent nations including India. New Delhi, April 2026 …

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India faces mounting pressure to balance its strategic investment in Iran’s Chabahar Port against renewed US sanctions enforcement under the Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign. New Delhi’s ability to secure continued waivers will determine whether its Central Asia connectivity ambitions survive or become collateral damage in great power competition. New Delhi, April 2026 — India’s decade-long Chabahar gambit has entered …

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China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Bangladesh has completed ten years of implementation, fundamentally reshaping Dhaka’s infrastructure landscape while raising questions about debt sustainability and strategic autonomy. The initiative’s trajectory offers critical lessons for India’s neighbourhood policy and reveals the complex trade-offs developing nations face when engaging with Beijing’s flagship connectivity programme. New Delhi, April 2026 — Bangladesh has now …

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Indian stock markets are experiencing sustained selling pressure driven by elevated crude oil prices and persistent foreign institutional investor (FII) outflows, creating a dual headwind for equity valuations. The combination threatens to widen India’s current account deficit while simultaneously draining domestic liquidity, forcing investors to reassess near-term return expectations. New Delhi, April 2025 — Indian benchmark indices have entered a …

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Indian equity markets on April 28, 2026, witnessed sector-specific movements in the Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, with select banking and energy stocks emerging as top gainers while IT and pharmaceutical counters faced selling pressure. The session’s performance reflects ongoing portfolio rebalancing by institutional investors ahead of Q4 FY26 earnings and persistent global uncertainty around US Federal Reserve policy signals. New …

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The BSE Sensex responds inversely to interest rate hikes and elevated inflation while tracking GDP growth momentum, creating a triangular interdependence that defines Indian equity valuations. Understanding these macroeconomic linkages is essential for investors navigating India’s volatile yet structurally promising market trajectory. New Delhi, April 2025 — The relationship between India’s headline equity index and its core macroeconomic indicators has …

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The escalating US-Iran military confrontation has triggered a potential demand shock for India through elevated crude prices and supply chain disruptions, though RBI maintains confidence in domestic consumption buffers. The central bank’s cautious optimism reflects India’s improved forex reserves and reduced current account vulnerability compared to the 2019 oil spike, even as external headwinds threaten to derail the nascent economic …