5146: GST collections surge, Apple vs CCI & interesting insights from Assembly elections 2026 | Editor's Picks

India’s economy shows surprising resilience, indicated by a surge in GST collections driven by robust year-end spending. Meanwhile, Vodafone faces no risk to its immediate survival as state steps in to support and Apple accuses Indian authority for regulatory overreach after demand for revealing its global turnover. Also inside: the nagging problem of inverted duty structure ushered in by GST 2.0, India’s fuel demand rise amid Strait of Hormuz disruption and some interesting insights from the two riveting political contests in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.