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Applied Materials, the world’s largest semiconductor equipment manufacturer, is preparing to significantly expand its venture investments in Indian deep-tech startups, marking a strategic pivot toward India’s emerging hardware innovation ecosystem. This move reflects growing US semiconductor industry confidence in India’s ability to contribute to global chip supply chain diversification beyond traditional software services. New Delhi, April 2025 — Applied Materials’ …

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Gold prices are projected to maintain bullish momentum through FY27, with analysts forecasting domestic prices between ₹85,000-95,000 per 10 grams as geopolitical uncertainty and central bank buying sustain demand. Silver is expected to outperform on industrial demand tailwinds, with price targets suggesting 15-20% upside from current levels driven by solar panel manufacturing and electronics sector growth. New Delhi, April 2026 …

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Economist Nouriel Roubini has warned that escalating Iran tensions could trigger oil prices surging to $200 per barrel, a scenario that would fundamentally alter global economic conditions. For India, the world’s third-largest oil importer, such a price shock would strain fiscal balances, accelerate inflation, and force difficult trade-offs between growth support and currency defence. New Delhi, April 2025 — Roubini’s …

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The European Union and India have formalised a renewed strategic partnership that repositions both powers as counterweights in an increasingly fractured global order. This recalibration reflects shared concerns over American trade unpredictability and Chinese assertiveness, creating a third pole in great-power competition. New Delhi, April 2026 — The EU-India strategic partnership renewal, announced following high-level consultations in Brussels, represents the …

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India is fundamentally redefining its strategic autonomy doctrine, shifting from passive non-alignment toward proactive multi-directional engagement with competing global powers. This evolution reflects New Delhi’s recognition that maximising strategic leverage requires simultaneous partnerships rather than equidistant detachment from major blocs. New Delhi, April 2026 — India’s foreign policy establishment is quietly operationalising a conceptual shift that moves beyond the Cold …

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The announcement of a US-Iran ceasefire has triggered one of the sharpest single-day rallies in Indian equity markets this year, with the Sensex surging nearly 4% and the Nifty posting comparable gains. The rally reflects a rapid repricing of geopolitical risk premium that had weighed on emerging market assets amid Middle East tensions. New Delhi, April 2025 — Indian equity …

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Indian benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty suffered sharp declines as a confluence of rising crude oil prices, escalating geopolitical tensions, and sustained foreign institutional investor (FII) outflows created a perfect storm for domestic equities. The sell-off reflects heightened global risk aversion that has particularly exposed India’s vulnerability to energy price shocks and capital flight. New Delhi, April 2025 — Indian …

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India has announced a ₹2.25 lakh crore ($26.7 billion) loan guarantee programme designed to extend credit lifelines to small and medium enterprises struggling with elevated input costs and margin compression. The scheme represents the government’s largest credit intervention since the pandemic-era Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS), signalling that inflationary pressures on Indian businesses have reached a threshold requiring direct …

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The Reserve Bank of India is widely expected to hold interest rates steady as the economy transitions from a benign ‘Goldilocks’ environment of moderate growth and contained inflation toward mounting stress indicators. This policy pause reflects RBI’s recalibration as external headwinds, rupee volatility, and global trade tensions complicate the monetary calculus. New Delhi, April 2025 — The Monetary Policy Committee’s …

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India’s fisheries sector is undergoing a structural transformation through expanded institutional frameworks, targeted investment channels, and inclusion mechanisms aimed at integrating 28 million workers into formal economic systems. The push combines enhanced credit access through Kisan Credit Cards, infrastructure development under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), and cooperative strengthening to address chronic underinvestment in a sector contributing 1.2% …