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The West Asia crisis did have an impact on India’s exports to the region. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Despite significant headwinds to trade due to the West Asia crisis, the value of India’s merchandise exports grew nearly 14% in April 2026 to $43.6 billion, official data released on Friday (May 15, 2026) showed. This…
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The story so far: India’s trade deficit in October surged by 141% in October 2025 to $21.8 billion. While this is a seemingly alarming jump, underlying data show that things aren’t all that bad, with India’s exports displaying some resilience in the face of significant headwinds, and its imports being disproportionately affected by the import…
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While exports have shrank in the past two months, imports have not — they grew 7.5% over last July and 3.3% in August. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The story so far: After a positive start to goods exports in the first quarter of 2024-25, there has been a blip in momentum. Outbound shipment values…
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