Category: Lead
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Trade, supply chains and economic statecraft
The new global order offers India unprecedented strategic and economic opportunities, making a case for balanced ‘policy promiscuity’
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Understanding inequality in India’s growth story
‘Low’ inequality conceals more than it reveals
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On May Day, a workforce in India without a floor
From Noida’s streets to furnace rooms in Chhattisgarh, India’s new labour regime delivers for employers — and for workers, what it long warned of
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Preparing India for a true innovation-led economy
Driving India’s ‘research, development, and innovation’ story needs decisive private sector participation
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Analysing India’s cycle of deprivation and affluence
Analysis of income mobility during 2014-25 shows sharp upward and downward shifts, with implications for social stability
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India tested, from U.S. sanctions to one-sided trade deal
India’s autonomy and global credibility could be undermined by its unilateral trade deal with the United States
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The Budget and the imperative of fiscal consolidation
The Budget pinpoints the critical areas where the government needs to focus on, but sustained growth needs monetary and fiscal stability
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Debating Union Budget 2026 as turning point or tinkering
Budget 2026-27 needs to be read in the context of much geopolitical turmoil
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The solution to the falling rupee lies in diplomacy
Capital outflows are hitting the rupee. These outflows will continue to take place until India and the U.S. come to an understanding
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Flexible inflation targeting, a good balance
Deriving acceptable rates of inflation that are consistent with growth prospects and macro conditions is worth undertaking