The Indian government is staring at an increasingly uncomfortable policy gap as exports to the United States contract at a pace not seen in over a decade. Officials are being …
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 Blockbuster GDP Masks a Tightening Fiscal Squeeze as Tax Revenues Lag Ambitious Targets
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readIndia’s headline growth numbers are racing ahead, but the underlying fiscal arithmetic is tightening in ways that even a robust economy cannot fully obscure. The latest national accounts show real …
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Bahrain Eases Golden Residency Investment Bar, Betting on a Bigger Global Pull
by R. Suryamurthy 4 minutes readBahrain is making a renewed bid for global investors, softening the price of entry into its Golden Residency program and signaling a broader shift in how Gulf states are competing …
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India’s Markets Hold Steady Despite $1.5 Billion FPI Outflows and a Spiking Import Bill
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readIndia’s October macroeconomic landscape reflects an economy increasingly shaped by shifts in global capital flows and widening trade imbalances, even as domestic fundamentals remain broadly stable. The latest Monthly Economic …
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Five Workplace Trends Shaping the Future of Work in 2026
by R. Suryamurthy 4 minutes readFor many of us, work has stopped feeling like just a place we go; it’s become a central part of our identities, our routines, even our anxieties. And as 2026 …
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Rising Heat, Rising Risk: UN Says India Must Brace for a Hotter, Harsher Century
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readSouth Asia is emerging as the global epicenter of climate-driven extreme heat, with India facing some of the most acute and fast-intensifying risks, the United Nations warned on Wednesday in …
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Ayodhya’s Sacred Flag Rises as Ram Temple Completes Its Long Spiritual Arc
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readOn a still, sunlit afternoon, when the winter air over the Sarayu seemed almost suspended in reverence, a vast saffron flag lifted slowly into the sky above the Ram Temple’s …
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Rupee Near 90 Fails to Lift Exports; GTRI Flags Structural Barriers as the Real Drag
by R. Suryamurthy 4 minutes readIndia’s rupee sliding close to ₹90 per U.S. dollar has revived the argument that currency depreciation should boost export competitiveness. But trade data and new analysis from the Global Trade …
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India, Canada Move to Fast-Track Trade Pact as New Delhi Pushes Strategic Collaboration in Critical Minerals, Clean Energy
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readIndia and Canada signaled a decisive reset in their economic engagement, with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on November 24, 2025, calling for rapid progress on stalled free trade …
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India’s outbound student caravan is no longer a trickle but a full-blown migration pattern, and the destinations are becoming strikingly predictable. Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom now …