India

India on Iran war: the costs of sitting still

New Delhi’s calculated neutrality has ignited a debate over the limits of its foreign policy

The Reserve Bank of India sold small amounts of US dollars in the onshore currency market to shore up the rupee.

Indian central bank intervenes as rupee drops to record low

The currency has lost more than 7% this year to rank as Asia’s worst performer

State-owned refiners, including Indian Oil, are also discussing whether to raise jet-fuel prices in June by up to 25% for domestic flights, sources say.

Indian airlines plead with oil majors to postpone jet-fuel hikes

Their proposal is under consideration by the refiners, sources say

Boeing privately told Air India that the module containing the fuel switches was found to be “serviceable”, based on an e-mail seen by Reuters.

India to monitor Boeing fuel-switch test tied to Air India London incident, documents show

The testing renews the spotlight on the switches on Dreamliners that regulate the flow of jet fuel into a plane’s engines

Tata Electronics CEO Randhir Thakur and ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet sign an agreement as Indian PM Narendra Modi and Dutch PM Rob Jetten look on, The Hague, Netherlands, May 16, 2026.

Tata Electronics and ASML partner on India’s first semiconductor fab

India has pledged billions of dollars in subsidies to attract semiconductor-related plants

An Indian liquefied petroleum gas carrier Shivalik at Mundra Port, India. Inbound shipments in India rose 10% in April to US$71.9 billion from the year before.

India’s trade deficit widens in April as import costs rise

The gap stands at US$28.4 billion, higher than economists’ forecast of US$26 billion

Diesel and petrol prices rose by over 3% – a modest increase in the context of an almost 50% increase in Brent crude since the Iran war began.

India hikes fuel prices for the first time in four years amid Iran war crude spike

The move follows a cut in fuel taxes in March that gave refiners some relief, but will not offset losses

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked citizens to curtail imports and fuel usage.

India’s wholesale inflation quickens to 3½-year high of 8.3% as energy costs soar

The increase mounts pressure on New Delhi to raise retail fuel prices, which have been kept unchanged

The conversion of coal into synthetic gas  can be used to produce power, fertiliser, petrochemical among other industrial applications.

India clears US$3.9 billion push to turn coal into gas to reduce imported fuel reliance

It will reduce India’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), urea, ammonia and methanol

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's motorcade was known to have about a dozen vehicles before the reduction.

India’s Modi cuts size of his motorcade to save fuel, source says

India is the world’s third-biggest oil importer and consumer