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High Testing Fees Turn Quality Rules into Trade Barrier

India’s expanding quality control regime is coming under scrutiny after a new report flagged sharply rising testing and certification costs as a potential barrier to trade—one that could disproportionately squeeze…

By R. Suryamurthy · April 13, 2026

Diaspora

Gold Gets Hammered; Prices Crash in Biggest Fall in Years

Global gold prices recorded their sharpest monthly decline in more than a decade in March, pressured by heavy investor outflows, unwinding of speculative positions and broader financial market deleveraging, even…

By R. Suryamurthy · April 10, 2026

Economy

World Bank: India Growth to Ease but Outpace Peers

India’s economic growth is projected to moderate to 6.6 per cent in FY27, as rising energy prices linked to the Middle East conflict and ongoing supply chain disruptions weigh on…

By R. Suryamurthy · April 9, 2026

World

The Strait of Hormuz: A World on the Edge

Six weeks into the war between the United States and Iran, the conflict has arrived at its most dangerous inflection point. What began as a rapid military campaign has hardened…

By TN Ashok · April 6, 2026

Travel & Food

Discovering the Magic of India

A Q&A interview with the founder of Magic Tours of India.  Anytime I’m traveling in India (or virtually any other country), I book a guided tour. I get to draw…

By Matthew Rees · April 5, 2026