India Economy

ThePrint's economics analysis examines budget allocation differences between Punjab and Gujarat on education over four years, alongside India's structural economic shift driven by declining birth rates. The analysis argues that India's current 7.8% GDP growth reflects different economic dynamics than the 7% growth during the...

Housing sales across India's seven largest cities dropped 6 percent year-on-year in Q2 2026, falling to approximately 90,700 units from 96,300 units in the prior year, according to Anarock's tracker. Proptiger's Real Insight report, covering eight cities including Ahmedabad, recorded a comparable decline, with sales...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on August 31, 2026, during the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, where India has positioned itself as an advocate for diplomatic resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The SCO,...

India's gross domestic product expanded 7.8% year-over-year in the April-to-June quarter, matching Q1's growth rate and exceeding the Reserve Bank of India's 7% forecast. The resilience reflects steady performance across India's economy despite elevated global fuel prices stemming from Middle East conflict. The figure positions...

Icelandic voters rejected resuming negotiations to join the European Union in a referendum held on August 31, 2026, according to France 24. The vote reflected tensions between geopolitical security concerns and Icelanders' desire to maintain sovereign control over their fisheries, a cornerstone of the nation's...

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat made remarks on Muslims in India during a U.S. tour, with analysis focusing on implications for Hindu-Muslim relations and Indian politics. ThePrint's political editor DK Singh contextualizes Bhagwat's statements alongside a MOTN survey on Prime Minister Modi's popularity and speculation about...

India's Bombay High Court criticized the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration for overly aggressive enforcement in separate cases involving pharmaceutical company SPLA and five restaurants at the Mumbai Cricket Association premises in Bandra Kurla Complex. The sharper criticism emerged in the MCA restaurant case, where...

CVoter director Yashwant Deshmukh analyzed the latest Mood of the Nation survey, which shows the BJP-led NDA retaining its lead but facing erosion. According to the analysis, the BJP confronts warning signs including growing anti-incumbency, fallout from the UGC reservation controversy, and Gen Z voters...

China has issued a travel advisory urging its citizens to reconsider visiting Palau, according to WION. The move targets Palau's tourism-dependent economy amid deteriorating bilateral relations between Beijing and the Pacific island nation. WION notes that China has previously used travel warnings and economic pressure...

India and China released an 'eight-point consensus' on August 26 following a meeting between Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing, agreeing to advance discussions on an early and substantial harvest of boundary limitation. The agreement includes plans...

A new study, as reported by WION, documents that an estimated 1.3 million people in India are bitten by snakes annually, making the country the world's leading nation for snake bite incidents and related mortality, according to the researchers. The study highlights snake bites as...