India’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 …
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, 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 …
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India Strikes First Structured US LPG Import Deal, Diversifying Away from Gulf Suppliers
by R. Suryamurthy 4 minutes readIndia 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 …
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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 …