Greater local-currency trade, CBDC-based settlement could gradually reduce US dollar's use in selected transactions among the BRICS nations
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India’s space and defence reforms are opening the door to private industry, but the state is not giving up ownership or strategic control
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China, Russia and India form the economic core of BRICS, but their rapidly expanding trade ties are marked by deep imbalances, energy dependence and a growing push towards local-currency settlements
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Garg’s claim that the Indian government manipulated GDP figures has triggered a flurry of political and economic reactions, after his views began circulating widely on social media earlier in the day. While some backed his argument, others dismissed it as an economic error
Rohan M Ganapathy, co-founder of Bellatrix, one of India's earliest venture capital-funded spacetech start-ups, discusses why stronger domestic demand can help India’s space industry scale and capture a larger share of the global market
China's share of overall BRICS merchandise exports increased from 56% in 2022 to 66% in the first half of 2026. India, by comparison, accounted for about 8% of BRICS exports
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Raghu Mahajan, assistant professor, physics, ICTS Bengaluru, says India’s ambitions in AI, quantum tech, space and robotics require sustained basic-science funding, global collaboration and research-friendly institutions
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Record IPO fundraising and deep domestic liquidity are powering the primary market even as muted returns, FII selling and valuations weigh on secondary equities
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Pronab Sen, in an interview with Outlook Business, says the bigger concern with the new GDP series is not just the sharp downward revision to past growth estimates but the lack of transparency over the data and methodology behind it
AI is lifting productivity and compressing effort-based billing, challenging the growth model behind India’s $224-billion IT industry
