Following months of diplomatic deadlock, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump announced the framework for an Interim US-India Trade Agreement  on February 6, 2026 — a move that significantly reduces US tariffs on Indian goods from 50% to 18% . The agreement marks a major shift in bilateral trade dynamics, but subsequent revisions to the White House fact sheet have sparked debate across agriculture, digital policy, energy, and textile sectors. This articl

India has entered a new phase in economic measurement. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has officially released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) Base Year 2024 series , marking a significant overhaul of how retail inflation is measured in the country. This release is part of a broader statistical modernization exercise that also includes the upcoming new GDP series (Base 2022–23)  and Index of Industrial Production (IIP) series (Base 2022–23) . Th