Dhriti Mukherjee Pipil

A Weak Rupee Is Not a Policy Tool, It Is a Wake-Up Call Every time the rupee weakens, the same arguments return. Panic on one side. Celebration on the other. Somewhere in between, the real question is quietly ignored. A currency does not weaken because it chooses to. It weakens because the economy behind it is asking for support. The rupee is not misbehaving. It is speaking. And what it is saying is uncomfortable. How a Weak Rupee Enters Indian Households When a Currency Moves, Lives Move...

The India–New Zealand trade pact improves tariff competitiveness and opens limited substitution opportunities, but it does not create new demand. This analysis explains what the agreement can realistically deliver for Indian exporters—and where its economic limits lie.

The restriction of the Interest Equalisation Scheme to MSME exporters is a setback for India’s export sector, but it does not signal the end of export competitiveness. While higher borrowing costs will squeeze margins, exporters still retain powerful financial tools such as packing credit, post-shipment finance, EEFC accounts and forward contracts. In a volatile global trade environment, resilience depends less on subsidies and more on financial strategy, currency risk management and trade-finan