Nirmala Ganapathy

Retail gold prices in India follow international trends, but import duties and other taxes add another 9% or 10% to the total cost.
LETTER FROM NEW DELHI

‘I have to buy her gold’: Behind India’s fixation with the precious metal

As gold prices have risen and fallen in the past few weeks, Indians have adjusted, but gold buying has not stopped

The message from the summit was that India is open for AI business and is more than a market for tech giants.
NEWS ANALYSIS

India’s AI summit: Where big ambitions met hard realities

In the spotlight are the country’s drive to innovate and lead, as well as its infrastructure constraints and dependence on foreign tech

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is counting on the Indian diaspora to shore up direct foreign investment.

Fewer hurdles for Indian diaspora investors, but more needed to sweeten the deal: analysts

Real estate developers, particularly in the luxury segment, have been increasingly wooing the Indian diaspora

The modest rise in exports to China offers some relief to India, which faces high tariffs – and threats of even higher penalties – from the US, its main trading partner.

Electronics and shrimp: Analysts cautious despite India’s export growth to China

US President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs on many countries in 2025 triggered a scramble to find new markets

IndiGo staff tagging stranded bags and belongings of passengers following large-scale flight disruptions at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on Dec 8.

IndiGo chaos unmasks fragility of India’s aviation market

The crisis that has engulfed the airline, and led to more than 580,000 passengers being stranded

Artisans at work on gemstones at Lunawat Gems in Jaipur.

Trump tariffs cast a cloud over Jaipur, India’s gemstone capital

Few believe the city will lose its crown as the gemstone capital of the world