Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

2 weeks ago | livemint.com | Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Opinion Summary Export restrictions tend to encourage innovations elsewhere aimed at reduced dependence on such shipments. Beijing should be wary of taking this re-weaponized tool too far. Automobile industries, India’s included, have already suffered a jolt from China’s rare-earth choke. This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. China has once again weaponized its dominant position in the  supply of rare earth minerals.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

NowChina: Chongqing Zoo Twin Giant Pandas BirthdayChongqing, China - June 10, 2025 Staff prepared bamboo tube rockets and fruit and vegetable cakes to celebrate the 4th birthday of the twin giant pandas Xingxing and Chenchen, Chongqing Zoo, China on June 10, 2025. 1 hour agoTrump Says China ‘Not Easy’ as Trade Talks ResumeGood morning. Trade talks between the US and China continue into a second day in London. The Trump administration mobilizes Marines in response to …NowWorld’s tallest monk?

1 month ago | livemint.com | Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Opinion Summary As uncertainty rules high for companies, investors and governments, how matters move in terms of diversification, defence, debt and the dollar could help us gauge the impact of the Trump shock on the Indian economy and also guide policy. This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.

1 month ago | htsyndication.com | Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

New Delhi, May 27 -- The churn in the international economic system since Donald Trump became US president for a second time has fanned uncertainty for companies, investors and governments. As with the famous story from Indian mythology, the Samudra Manthan, in which the churning of the ocean generates nectar as well as poison, the ongoing episode will likely have good as well as bad consequences.

2 months ago | livemint.com | Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

The World Bank categorizes countries into four groups—low income, lower middle-income, upper middle-income and high income. India is currently a lower middle-income country. The third stage is now within reach. The fourth is still in the distant future. Every April, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) publishes its economic forecasts for all member countries five years out into the future.