Category: Comment
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A budgetary signal as banks cannot bear it all
There is an attempt in Budget 2026 to rebalance India’s financial system by moving risks away from banks and into markets
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The CPI base revision exercise measures a slice of life
It will better trace how prices shape daily life and policy decisions
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The India-EU trade deal is also a strategic turning point
The economic deal opens up avenues for India and the EU to stabilise the international order
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The U.S. trade deal, gains from economic diplomacy
Industry must use the opportunities that the India-U.S. trade deal presents
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Visible progress, invisible exclusion
India is perfecting a growth model designed to function with clinical efficiency, while quietly leaving its vast labour force behind
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What the new fiscal rule means for growth and spending
Deficit reduction in FY27 is driven largely by cuts in development expenditure, particularly in the rural and agricultural sectors
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Building on a tax gamble that did not pay off
The government should have gone back to the drawing board if its existing strategies were not working
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Pushing welfare towards the States
The arena of welfare spending has now shifted to the States, while the Centre continues to drive the agenda by legislating and setting norms
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The new logic of the Chinese economy
It provides new opportunities for China-India cooperation
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An exploration of India’s minerals diplomacy
India must use its country-by-country approach to build resilience across the value chain