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By Dr. Nilanjan Banik The protesters at Jantar Mantar, whose protest is now over for the time being, had good reason to be angry. The NEET paper leaks are one symptom; the deeper problem is youth unemployment. Young and educated Indians account for a significant share of the unemployed, while underemployment remains widespread. At a […]

The article Beyond Incentives: Why India’s MSMEs Need Stronger Ecosystems? appeared first on Latest India news, analysis and reports on Newspack by India Press Agency).

By Dr. Nilanjan Banik The Indian economy, to quote from Charles Dickens’ novel, looks like A Tale of Two Cities. Recent estimates suggest India’s real GDP expanded by 7.8%, with strong growth noted across sectors: services (9.3%), manufacturing (10.7%), and construction (7.4%). Consumption expenditure, which is the largest component of GDP explaining 58% of GDP, […]

The article Big Indian Corporates Are Not Investing Despite Series Of Govt Incentives appeared first on Latest India news, analysis and reports on Newspack by India Press Agency).

By Nitya Chakraborty U.S. commerce secretary Howard Lutnick’s stunning podcast on Thursday claiming that the bilateral India-US trade deal was almost ready but was not signed as Prime Minister did not call the U.S. President Donald Trump as was expected by the Americans. This lack of proper gesture on the part of the Indian PM […]

The article Modi Mustn’t Rush To Appease Trump On Trade Deal, Explore Options appeared first on Latest India news, analysis and reports on Newspack by India Press Agency).

By Dr. Nilanjan Banik With the long-awaited trade deal with the US delayed, India is deepening engagement with other developed partners such as the European Union (EU) and New Zealand to secure free trade agreements (FTAs). This shift reflects New Delhi’s intent to diversify its trade relationships and reduce dependency on any single major economy. […]

The article India’s Strategic Shift Toward Diversified Trade And Green Commitments appeared first on Latest India news, analysis and reports on Newspack by India Press Agency).

By Dr. Nilanjan Banik Before the August 1 deadline, the U.S. President Donald Trump decided to impose a 25% tariff on Indian exports. He also talked about an additional penalty on Indian exports, which could go up to100% as a surcharge, targeting countries that continue trading oil with Russia. Trump seems to care less about […]
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik Renowned Nobel laureate economist Robert Solow was once asked if having a trade deficit is bad for any economy. He answered by saying he would always have a trade deficit with his barber and would always run a trade surplus with his students. Such is the nature of the game in […]
https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.htmlhttps://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.htmlBy Dr. Nilanjan Banik The US-China trade war has been a focal point of economic discussions for a significant period, as the world’s two largest economies have imposed tariffs on each other’s goods. The Trump administration imposed 10% tariffs on Chinese imports, while China, in turn, levied 15% tariffs on US liquid natural gas (LNG) […]
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By Nitya Chakraborty The present euphoria among the BJP-led government ministers after the presentation of the 2025-26 budget in Parliament over the mega relief to the income tax payers of the country might be shared by the estimated one crore people in the country benefited due to the budget proposals. But in terms of its […]
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik The Budget deals with allocating money towards areas where the government thinks it is essential to spend, and finding out ways such as taxes, to finance it. The government primarily requires money to spend on social infrastructure (such as schools, hospitals, water, sanitation, etc.), physical infrastructure (such as railways, roads, airports, […]
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik On November 30, Mr. Donald Trump posted a threat on his social media, warning that if BRICS countries abandon the US dollar, they would face a 100% tariff. This is not a new threat; similar warnings have also been directed at other regions, including nearshore friendly countries such as Mexico and […]
By Dr. Nilanjan Banik Donald Trump made history by winning a larger share of Black and Hispanic votes compared to 2020, and by becoming the first since George W. Bush to win based on popular votes. There had already been indications of Trump winning, although not by such a decisive margin. Initially, the US betting […]

By Dr. Nilanjan Banik   In 2009, the Swedish car company Volkswagen ran a unique ad campaign to promote its newly launched fuel-efficient car. They hired the ad agency DDB Stockholm and transformed the standard staircase of the Stockholm metro station into a ‘piano staircase’ which produced musical sounds when stepped in. People responded to […]

The post The Real Story Of Rising Tomato Price And Plight Of Small Farmers first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Nilanjan Banik As per the State of World Population Report published by the United Nations Population Fund, India will become the most populous country in the world in the summer of 2023. At this point, India also has a relatively ‘younger’ working-age population compared to China. Depending upon how one read the data, […]

The post Faulty Policies By Modi Govt Have Led To Shrinking Of Indian Middle Class first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Nilanjan Banik Recently, numerous articles have been written on the demise of the dollar. The argument is that China, the second largest economy after the US, is increasingly convincing the world’s largest suppliers of energy, including Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Venezuela to trade in Chinese Yuan. This, according to the commentators, will […]

The post Who Will Be The Ultimate Winner In Currency War? Dollar Or The Yuan? first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Nilanjan Banik And the story goes on like this. There is this bank named Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) that lent money to the tech industries, and the start-ups primarily in the tech domain. During 10th March 2023, the news broke that this bank collapsed and did not have enough funds to pay back […]

The post What Exactly Went Wrong Leading To Collapse Of Silicon Valley Bank? first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Nilanjan Banik February 24, 2023 marks the one-year anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war. What seems to be a fight between David and Goliath is still continuing. The Russian armed force has the world’s largest stockpile of nuclear weapons, the second largest fleet of ballistic missiles, and almost five times more military personnel in […]

The post European Economy Is The Worst Sufferer In One Year Of Ukraine War first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Nilanjan Banik 2022 was a good ‘growth’ year for India. India’s economy was among the fastest growing large economies. This was commendable, especially in a year marred by war and extreme climate events, rising commodity and energy prices, tightening global monetary policy, and slower global economic growth. India is poised to grow at […]

The post Indian Economy’s Main Problem Is Falling Industrial Growth And High Inflation first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Nilanjan Banik Trade numbers for the fiscal 2022-2023 are looking dismal. The expectation is that for the Q1 and Q2 Fiscal 2022-2023, the Current Account Deficit (CAD) is expected to be the highest in 9 years. A quick search on items using the harmonized system (HS) at a 2-digit level reveals that there […]

The post India’s Current Account Deficit Is Now Highest In Last Nine Years first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Nilanjan Banik   Over the last two weeks, the Opposition is disrupting the Lok Sabha on the grounds of high LPG price and GST on pre-packaged food items as factors behind inflation. And on August 5, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increased the repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.4%.However, my take […]

The post More Tightening Of Monetary Policy May Not Be Effective At The Moment first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Nilanjan Banik All is not well when it comes to India’s trade deficit and value of Indian Rupee. While the trade deficit has widened to a record $25.63 billion in the month of June, latest data suggests Indian Rupee for the first time has crossed 80-mark against US dollar. There are two aspects […]

The post Falling Rupee Will Add To Inflationary Pressures On Indian Economy first appeared on IPA Newspack.

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