Riding Giants: How India May Catch the Next Big FDI Swell

Trump’s tariffs may unleash a new FDI swell, with reforms, startups and geopolitics aligning as India readies to ride the next big wave.

Michael Debabrata Patra

October 15, 2025 at 3:34 AM IST

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Week in Numbers – Tracking India’s Economic Pulse

The sharp jump in core sector output in August has raised hopes of stronger industrial growth during the month, following a string of anaemic readings.

Datametricx

September 29, 2025 at 7:15 AM IST

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India’s Outbound Investment Surge Signals Confidence, Not Flight

India Inc’s surge in overseas investment is less about an alternative to domestic investments than a strategic embrace of global markets, technology, and supply chains.

Sharmila Kantha

September 15, 2025 at 8:02 AM IST

ONGC Videsh

Week in Numbers – Tracking India’s Economic Pulse

India’s GDP growth in April-June surprises sharply on the upside, even as downside risks emerge from Trump’s punitive tariffs on India.

Datametricx

September 1, 2025 at 9:11 AM IST

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RBI Should Rethink Its FX Swap Playbook Amid Trump Tariff Threats

Ample liquidity tempts RBI to deliver on its $5 billion swap, but rising external risks call for preserving reserves and slowing forward unwinding.

BasisPoint Groupthink

July 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM IST

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Foreign Money Cold on India’s Insurance Gamble

Government plans to sell stakes in state insurers face tepid global interest, with high taxes, fraud and mistrust clouding a $280 billion market.

Alpana Killawala

July 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM IST

IRDAI

India Faces Stronger External Headwinds As Global Risks Intensify

As the world economy cools and risks multiply, India’s growth story depends on reviving investment, supporting credit, and building resilience.

BasisPoint Insight

July 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM IST

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Interview

Tata Or Batata? Nilesh Shah Lays Out India’s Market Mindmap

From HFT to FDI, inflation myths to rupee truth, Nilesh Shah maps India’s market future—in metaphors only he can mint.

BasisPoint Insight

June 26, 2025 at 4:29 AM IST

AI Generated

Is India’s Demographic Dividend Turning Into A Liability?

India’s demographic edge could become an economic burden without urgent policy coherence, private sector trust, and focus on real job creation.

Sanjay Mansabdar

June 21, 2025 at 5:39 AM IST

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Digest

The Morning Edge: FDI Into Europe Falls To 9-Year Low As Investor Caution Grows

A newsletter designed to prepare you for the day, offering a concise summary of overnight developments and key events ahead that could influence your workday.

Richard Fargose

May 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM IST

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India Is Losing Its FDI Edge—And That Should Worry Policymakers

Net foreign direct investment has plunged to a 17-year low. Repatriations and investments abroad are rising, and global rankings are slipping.

BasisPoint Insight

May 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM IST

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The Bureau

Oil Surge Rekindles Inflation Worries; Investors Await Trump–Xi Diplomacy

India’s Processed Potato Exports Surge as Asia’s Snack Demand Booms

When Infrastructure Kills the Vibe, Ambition Turns Up the Volume

Green crackers, Sahara-SEBI, Digital Arrest, Asian Paints, and more

CoinDCX Raises Again — Is India’s Crypto Winter Finally Thawing?

India’s Exports to US Fall 20% in September as Trump Tariffs Bite: GTRI

MPC Keeps Powder Dry as Rate-Cut Debate Heats Up

Mission Pulses: Does It Pack The Protein Punch India Needs?

Jallikattu: Tamil Nadu’s Ancient Bull-Taming Tradition