India's benchmark indexes edged lower on Thursday, led by losses in IT stocks, as ambiguity over the U.S.-China trade deal and rising tensions in the Middle East dampened risk appetite. The Nifty 50 was down 0.

Willem Sels, Global CIO at HSBC Global Private Banking and Wealth says there is difference between economic exposure to tariffs and market exposure to tariffs. For China, India and Singapore, the market exposure to tariff are very limited.

Jaishankar said there was a parallel rise of the Indian and Chinese economies, but he acknowledged that China started reforms and modernisation much ahead of India

Demand for palm oil from India and China is expected to increase in coming months as recent price corrections provide attractive entry points for the big buyers, an industry expert said on Tuesday.

China has added another country to its 10-day visa-free transit program, bringing the total to 55 eligible countries. Indian travellers remain excluded despite calls for similar policies.

Economist Jeffrey Sachs cautioned that the United States may attempt to undermine India as it grows more successful, similar to its strategies against Russia and China. In an interview with American political commentator Tucker Carlson,

Washington and its allies want to deepen ties with New Delhi, but first they must realize how much India depends on and shares with China, writes Chietigj Bajpaee.

India ranks ninth, having received 33 Dreamliners, or 2.8 percent of the 1,189 Boeing 787 aircraft delivered globally until June 2025.

An ethane tanker that loaded in the United States headed to India on Wednesday, ship tracking data showed, after Washington required U.S. exporters to seek licenses to ship the shale gas to top buyer China.