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With Trump Tariffs Back, India And The World Must Rethink Trade For Good
India's UK trade deal offers hope, but escalating global tariff threats and Trump’s unpredictable moves signal long-term uncertainty for exporters and trade-dependent businesses.
From Sarees to Smartphones: Mirai Chatterjee From SEWA On How Rural Women Are Redefining Digital Adoption
SEWA women embrace blockchain and digital tools, co-creating solutions and pushing for deeper tech adoption in grassroots cooperatives.
Is It The Beginning Of The End Of American Hegemony?
The economic fragility that Trumpian policies threaten, combined with other factors, has made capital flee the traditional safe haven of choice.
Urban FMCG Growth Isn’t Trailing Rural, It’s Just Downtrading
While quick commerce and D2C exist more in urban areas, they’re too small to move the market, according to research and monitoring agency Kantar.
There Is A Fuel Shift Happening, But The Diesel Story Is Far From Over
While diesel growth may waver in the short term, its long-term utility remains unquestioned. At least for now.
India Is Betting On Seaplanes Again — Will It Take Off This Time?
India has lessons to learn from its own failed attempts in the past, and from its neighbour Maldives, which has the world's largest fleet.
Drones Are Just the Beginning, India’s Private Sector Must Step Up Now
Drones, cyberattacks and misinformation highlight why India’s defence strategy must urgently integrate private innovation, entrepreneurial talent and new technologies to counter emerging security threats.
Blockchain for Business: Bridging the Credit Gap For Women Entrepreneurs
In this week's The Core Report: Weekend Edition, Chetna Sinha, founder of Mann Deshi Bank, talks about how women entrepreneurs face credit hurdles due to a lack of collateral and paperwork, but blockchain can simplify access, ensuring faster loans.
India-Pakistan Clash Shows It’s Time To Back Defence Startups
To outpace Pakistan militarily, India must match China’s defence tech by boosting funding for defence-focused startups.
Trusting Politicians Like Trump With Global Trade Order Can Be Catastrophic
US president Donald Trump’s current stint at the White House started with grand promises of moving the manufacturing of everything back to America. But the ripple effects of the uncertainty that the trade wars triggered will trickle down.
Tokenise To Buy, Sell Piece-fully
Anything of value could be divided into several tokens so that the asset becomes accessible to everyone, not just the rich.
India’s US Export Dreams On Pause Amid US-China Tariff Truce
US-China tariff cuts threaten India’s hopes of capturing American orders, leaving exporters scrambling for alternatives.
