Consumer Companies, Including Dairy Players, Gear Up for Summer With Caution
As India enters the summer season, leading consumer goods companies — particularly those with dairy-linked products and chilled portfolios — are preparing for a surge in demand, while also exercising strategic caution amid inflationary pressures, supply chain uncertainties and evolving consumption patterns. (The Financial Express) Industry executives note that summer months have historically driven higher…
India–US trade deal: open doors with caution, quota shields farmers
In a nuanced take on the recently agreed India–United States trade framework, agriculture economist Ashok Gulati argues that while India has conceded some openings to U.S. agricultural products, the approach is calibrated with quota systems and protective safeguards to prevent a flood of imports that could derail domestic farm livelihoods. Gulati notes that India’s agricultural…