India’s stewardship of the 2026 BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi is emerging not merely as a routine diplomatic exercise before the September Leaders’ Summit, but as an early …
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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As Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on a five-nation diplomatic tour spanning the United Arab Emirates, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy between May 15 and 20, policymakers, exporters and strategic …
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India’s sharp rise in gold imports since the signing of the India-UAE trade agreement has come under renewed scrutiny, with trade think tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) backing Prime …
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What Two Decades of Market Data Reveal About India and the US
by R. Suryamurthy 8 minutes readThe widening divergence between Indian and American equity market performance over the past two decades is increasingly forcing Indian investors and wealth managers to confront an uncomfortable reality: while India’s …
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In an era of migration, fractured families and increasingly hurried lives, stories about mothers continue to travel across borders with unusual force. That may explain why I Love My Amma …
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South Asian Exporters Brace for Fallout After US Court Strikes Trump Tariffs
by R. Suryamurthy 7 minutes readThe United States’ tariff strategy suffered another major judicial blow on May 7 after the U.S. Court of International Trade struck down President Donald Trump’s 10 per cent global import …
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India’s small businesses and export-focused manufacturers took center stage on May 7 as Walmart hosted the second edition of its Growth Summit in the India’s national capital, underscoring the retailer’s …
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India’s bid to emerge as a developed economy by 2047 may hinge less on industrial expansion or digital infrastructure than on whether it can transform the world’s largest school system …
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Indian-origin journalists were at the center of the 2026 Pulitzer Prizes, with a graphic investigation into cyber fraud and a sweeping probe into global surveillance technologies emerging as defining works …
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New FDI Rules Promise Faster Clearances, Deeper Scrutiny
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readIndia has unveiled a revamped, fully digital system to process foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals, aiming to compress approval timelines while simultaneously deepening regulatory and security oversight—an approach that reflects …