By Pranoy Krishna and Vivek Mishra BENGALURU (Reuters) -Pressured by U.S. tariffs and foreign investor outflows, India's stock markets will manage to eke out only modest gains by year-end, according to a Reuters poll of equity analysts who have pushed back their forecast for a new record high to 2026.

The government is considering a 'deeper embrace of the East' with a potential return to the trading bloc, the report said

Along with the 25 per cent tariff in effect, the US had imposed an additional 25 per cent penalty on India for importing crude from Russia

India's monetary policy committee members flagged evolving risks from global trade tensions and tariffs as a key drag on growth but said the economy remains resilient with the inflation outlook benign,

Economist Jeffrey Sachs torched Senator Lindsey Graham on Breaking Points, branding him “the worst senator in the US Senate” and “just a fool,” while slamming Trump-era tariffs on India as “the stupidest tactical move of US foreign policy for a long time.”