India has signed its first major structured liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) import deal with the United States, a move the government says will broaden energy security as the country leans …
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 October Trade Slump Deepens as U.S. Tariffs Bite, Imports Surge on Gold Frenzy
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readIndia’s export engine sputtered in October, hit by U.S. punitive tariffs, a slowing global economy, and a sudden spike in gold inflows that helped push the country’s trade deficit to …
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India’s $280-billion IT and business-process services sector is staring at a fresh geopolitical shock from Washington, where a new Senate bill threatens to slap steep tax penalties on outsourcing. Industry …
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India’s Data Protection Rules Take Effect, but Compliance Costs and Regulatory Gaps Loom Large
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readIndia on November 14 notified the long-awaited Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025, finally shifting its privacy law into enforcement mode and triggering an 18-month compliance countdown for companies, …
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India Inc Clocks $10.6 Billion in October Deals, Led by Banking and Infrastructure Sectors
by R. Suryamurthy 3 minutes readIndia Inc’s deal activity surged in October 2025, clocking 189 transactions worth USD 10.6 billion, according to Grant Thornton Bharat’s latest Dealtracker report. While overall deal volumes slipped 13 per …
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India Emerges as Global Energy Pivot as IEA Warns of Fragile Transition
by R. Suryamurthy 4 minutes readThe world’s energy map is tilting toward Asia, and India sits squarely at its center, according to the World Energy Outlook 2025 released by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The …
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India to Send Sacred Buddha Relics to Bhutan for Global Peace Festival
by R. Suryamurthy 4 minutes readIn a major cultural and spiritual event, the sacred relics of Lord Buddha from India’s National Museum in New Delhi will be taken to Bhutan for a public exposition in …
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A Funeral of Corruption: NHRC Probes Alleged Extortion of Grieving Father in Bengaluru
by R. Suryamurthy 2 minutes readThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken Suo Motu cognizance of disturbing media reports alleging that a grieving father in Bengaluru was forced to pay bribes to an ambulance …
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Supreme Court Showdown to Decide Fate of President Trump’s Global Tariffs
by R. Suryamurthy 6 minutes readThe U.S. Supreme Court will on November 5, 2025, hear one of the most consequential trade cases in decades — Learning Resources, Inc. v. Donald J. Trump — a legal …
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When the Willow Wove Dreams: India’s Women Usher in a New Era
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readThere are nights that roar — and then there are nights that hum, quietly, like a prayer being answered. Last night in Navi Mumbai, under the soft shimmer of floodlights …