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Budget 2026: Deepening domestic manufacturing capabilities, expanding global reach

The Budget 2026 places manufacturing as a strategic and frontier sector for sustaining economic growth. (AI image) By Neetu VinayekIndia’s effort to strengthen its manufacturing foundation has steadily progressed over the past decade through a series of significant policy measures. A major milestone was the launch of the Make in India initiative in 2014, designed…

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India-Oman trade deal: How the CEPA will anchor India’s expanding Gulf strategy; strengthen strategic and investment footprint

India and Oman are set to sign a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) on December 18, a move that will deepen economic ties and anchor India’s expanding trade and strategic footprint in the Gulf, according to a report by the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI).The agreement, to be inked in Muscat during Prime Minister Narendra…

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First IIT campus to be launched in Nigeria: How India is expanding its global education footprint under NEP 2020

First IIT campus to be launched in Nigeria under NEP 2020 The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are going global, with Nigeria soon to host the first IIT campus in West Africa. This initiative marks a major step in India’s global education outreach and is part of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which encourages…

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