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  • MoSPI GDP Advance Estimates: The 2026 Economic Pulse

    MoSPI GDP Advance Estimates: The 2026 Economic Pulse0

    Key Highlights: On January 7, 2026, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) will release the “First Advance Estimates of National Income.” This data provides the first official look at India’s economic performance for the 2025-26 fiscal year. The estimates are expected to reflect the impact of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes across various sectors. For the

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  • NCSTC-2026: Strengthening Strategic Trade and Global Compliance

    NCSTC-2026: Strengthening Strategic Trade and Global Compliance0

    Key Highlights: Jointly organized by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and the Ministry of External Affairs, the NCSTC-2026 is the premier event for strategic trade regulation. Taking place in the heart of the capital, the conference brings together global experts to discuss India’s role in the non-proliferation architecture. In 2026, the focus is on “Intangible Technology

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  • When Base Years Shift, Reality Blurs: Why MoSPI’s Revision Exercise Matters in 2026

    When Base Years Shift, Reality Blurs: Why MoSPI’s Revision Exercise Matters in 20260

    Key highlights In early 2026, India’s data debates won’t always be about the latest number. Sometimes they’ll be about the ruler used to measure it. MoSPI has been working through consultation on base revision—covering headline indicators like GDP, CPI, and IIP—via stakeholder-style engagements. Ministry of Stats & Prog Implementation+1 On the surface, “base year revision” sounds like a technical

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  • India-New Zealand FTA: The First Month of Economic Integration

    India-New Zealand FTA: The First Month of Economic Integration0

    Key Highlights: January 2026 marks the first full month of operation for the landmark India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Officially concluded in late 2025, the agreement enters its primary implementation phase this month. The Department of Commerce (Ministry of Commerce and Industry) has issued guidelines for exporters to utilize the new Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs). Geopolitically, this

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  • India’s macro story in 5 visuals: a January “reset” piece for readers and advertisers

    India’s macro story in 5 visuals: a January “reset” piece for readers and advertisers0

    Key highlights Every January needs a reset narrative: not optimism, not doom—orientation. If you want a clean “India entering 2026” explainer, build it around five visuals that answer five questions. 1) Are prices cooling? Use the inflation chart: retail inflation moderated to 4.9% in FY25 (Apr–Dec) from 5.4% in FY24. India Budget 2) Is India externally protected? Show reserves USD 640.3 bn

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  • Chip Export Controls 2026: The New Economic Weapon and its corporate casualties

    Chip Export Controls 2026: The New Economic Weapon and its corporate casualties0

    Key highlights Why chip controls became the economic weaponModern AI and defense-adjacent capabilities depend on advanced computing items and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. U.S. rules have expanded and been refined through major rulemakings, using technical thresholds and destination/end-use limits. csrc.nist.gov+1 Who gets hit first: the casualty map What 2026 looks like inside companies (the unglamorous reality) Small

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