The United States has issued an unusually blunt warning to travelers attempting to use tourist visas as a pathway for securing American citizenship for newborns, signaling a broader tightening of …
R. Suryamurthy
R. Suryamurthy
R. Suryamurthy is a Contributing Editor at South Asian Herald. He has worked for The Telegraph, The Tribune, and Press Trust of India.
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India’s Stalled Trade Negotiations Show the Cost of Policy Overcorrection
by R. Suryamurthy 7 minutes readThe coming week will test India’s trade diplomacy more sharply than officials may admit. With Deputy U.S. Ambassador for Trade Rick Switzer landing in New Delhi on December 10–11 for …
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Cyclone Ditwah Exposes the Cracks in Sri Lanka’s Recovery, Moody’s Says, as Economists Warn of a ‘Re-Default Trap’
by R. Suryamurthy 6 minutes readSri Lanka’s fragile post-default recovery is facing its most serious test yet, with Moody’s Ratings warning that the island is now the most credit-exposed economy in South and Southeast Asia …
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Gold Set for Another Turbulent Year in 2026 as Geopolitical Risks, Fed Policy and Recycling Trends Pull Prices in Opposite Directions
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readGold, which has notched more than 50 record highs this year and delivered a 60.6% return, enters 2026 facing an unusually wide range of possible outcomes as geopolitical tensions, US …
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Trade Potential vs Banking Reality: India’s Russia Strategy Hits Settlement Wall
by R. Suryamurthy 6 minutes readIndia and Russia may have showcased a sweeping vision to lift bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2030 at the Modi–Putin summit on Friday, but the optimism of the joint …
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New U.S. Hurdles for Indian Workers and Students Deepen Strain, Visa Fee Sparks Anxiety Across Sectors
by R. Suryamurthy 3 minutes readIndia on December 5 warned that Washington’s sweeping new restrictions on skilled-worker and student mobility have injected a fresh layer of uncertainty into the country’s tech industry and educational pipeline, …
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South Asia’s Debt Crunch Deepens as New World Bank Data Exposes Rising Servicing Burdens, Shrinking Inflows, and Mounting Solvency Risks
by R. Suryamurthy 6 minutes readSouth Asia is moving closer to a structural debt crisis, not a cyclical squeeze, as fresh data from the World Bank’s International Debt Report 2024 shows the region’s external liabilities …
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India Says WTO Tech Pact Hurt Domestic Electronics Industry, Triggering Decades of Import Dependence
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readA parliamentary panel has warned that India’s decision to accept sweeping zero-tariff commitments under the WTO’s Information Technology Agreement (ITA) “effectively froze the country out of building a competitive electronics …
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OECD Sounds Alarm on Corporate Tax Exposure from Remote Work as Multinationals Brace for PE, PoEM and Compliance Shockwaves
by R. Suryamurthy 8 minutes readThe Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has fired a warning shot to multinational companies as it opened a public consultation on the tax fallout from global remote work, …
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India Confronts ‘Profit-First’ Drug Pricing as Multinational Pharma Firms Accused of Exploiting Regulatory Gaps
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readA parliamentary investigation has exposed how multinational drug makers are reaping windfall mark-ups in India’s medicine market, with routine formulations showing price gaps of 600% to nearly 1,900%, signaling what …