If the current interim trade framework progresses toward a broader bilateral agreement, it suggests that the surplus could exceed $90 billion annually if export expansion materialises alongside increased imports.
Crucial infrastructural development and the resultant connectivity to remote Naxal-infested areas provided a much-needed operational ease to the Centre's anti-Naxal strategy. The 910-metre bridge built over the river Gurupriya in 2018 in the Malkangiri district, once considered a Naxal breeding ground, was a part of this crucial infrastructural enhancement.
Pranshu Verma begged the Washington Post management to spare his position by claiming that the media house was one of the few in India that can do "accountability reporting without fear of government censure." However, his statement, which was intended to portray the Modi government as autocratic and was actually a resume, a loyalty affidavit and an ideological confession consolidated into one, appeared to have fallen on deaf ears.
The Union Budget 2026-27 unveils the Coastal Cargo Promotion Scheme, aiming to double waterway cargo share to 12% by 2047. By operationalizing 20 new waterways and investing ₹13,000 crore in the Mahanadi system, India seeks to slash logistics costs and emissions through greener transport.
The policy promises long term certainty for foreign investors and data centre expansion, but Indian cloud founders warn it may deepen reseller dependence unless parallel incentives are created to support domestic platforms and technology ownership.
India pays Rs 6 lakh crores annually (or $75 billion) to foreign shipping companies every year as freight charges, an amount that is equivalent to our defence budget, as per reports.