RBI sources maintain that India’s inflation remains moderate by historical standards and well within the RBI’s tolerance band, yet the steady upward climb since early 2026 and the sharp food contribution have returned price stability to the centre of the policy conversation.
As Sri Lanka’s economy stabilises under the new government, a looming El Niño threatens to reignite food inflation and test hard-won gains.
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While buffers exist, the interplay of El Niño with other climatic factors underscores the growing importance of climate adaptation in India’s agriculture-dependent economy.
With the region still recovering from previous shocks, the latest ADB analysis serves as a timely reminder of the region’s exposure to distant geopolitical events.
The case raises wider questions about how rapidly advancing biotechnologies are governed in one of the world’s largest agricultural economies and food exporters.
ASEAN foreign ministers are expected to discuss the transboundary haze at an upcoming meeting. The episode highlights longstanding regional tensions over the annual haze, which has strained diplomatic relations in previous severe seasons such as 2015.
BCG says that policymakers and businesses alike will need strategies that address both the scale of the rural middle class and the constraints facing households that have slipped downward if the gains of recovery are to become more widely shared.
The case raises wider questions about how rapidly advancing biotechnologies are governed in one of the world’s largest agricultural economies and food exporters.
ASEAN foreign ministers are expected to discuss the transboundary haze at an upcoming meeting. The episode highlights longstanding regional tensions over the annual haze, which has strained diplomatic relations in previous severe seasons such as 2015.