India faced a significant balance of payments deficit in the first quarter, reaching $8.1 billion. This setback was predominantly due to capital account dollar outflows. Furthermore, the current account deficit increased to $3.1 billion, largely influenced by rising fuel import expenses which intensified the merchandise trade deficit. Although services and remittances saw strong performance, they weren't enough to balance the deficit.

Indias merchandise trade deficit widened to $31.98 billion in July from $30.43 billion in June, exceeding economists estimate of $30.20 billion, according to a Reuters poll.…

India’s trade gap widened in July as imports grew faster than exports, with the combined merchandise and services deficit rising 31.5% year-on-year to $15.03 billion, according to…