A parliamentary investigation has exposed how multinational drug makers are reaping windfall mark-ups in India’s medicine market, with routine formulations showing price gaps of 600% to nearly 1,900%, signaling what …
Economy
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Putin’s Delhi Gambit: How a High-Stakes Visit Could Redraw India’s Geopolitical Map
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 7 minutes readWhen Russian President Vladimir Putin lands in New Delhi on December 4 for the 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit, the optics will be unmistakable. For the first time since the Ukraine …
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Caught in the Crossfire: How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is Reshaping the Indian American Dream
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 12 minutes readRahul Sharma had finally started to breathe easier. After eight years on an H-1B visa, the 34-year-old software engineer from Bangalore had received his green card interview date for January. …
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India Scrambles for a Policy Reset as U.S. Tariffs Knock Out a Quarter of Exports in Five Months
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readThe 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 …
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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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History Doesn’t Preserve Itself; Communities Do
by Pradnya G. Haldipur 6 minutes readMost stories live quietly. They are one of many in a kaleidoscope. Mine begins in 1975, with a long flight from India and a decision that changed the course of …
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In Conversation with Rajesh Mehta: Lord Karan Bilimoria
by Rajesh Mehta, Special to South Asian Herald 7 minutes readThe India-UK relationship stands at an important juncture, a partnership rooted in shared democratic ideals, economic potential, and deep people-to-people bonds. Lord Karan Bilimoria is a Member of Parliament in …
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Sharanjit Thind Announces Run for Congress in New York’s 18th District
by Parveen Chopra 5 minutes readSharanjit Singh Thind filed his candidacy in September 2025 for the US House of Representatives from New York’s District 18 in the Hudson Valley. A lifelong Republican and Sikh born …
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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 …