MGNREGA reform

MGNREGA reform risks weakening rural India’s last safety net

The proposed MGNREGA reforms expand the promise of work, but by weakening payment certainty and legal enforceability,...
microfinance sector

A microfinance reset may be painful — but necessary

monetary policy changes across the world

How crisis-era monetary policy reshaped the limits of central banking

insurance FDI

Insurance FDI reform opens doors — but it won’t flood the market

India public debt

Public debt glide path looks credible, but fiscal discipline key

India can bring down its public debt ratio, but sustaining fiscal credibility will require firmer anchors, cleaner...
India November exports

November exports surge is real — and still precarious

rupee depreciation challenge

RBI must let the rupee settle closer to its real value

wealth inequality in india

Wealth inequality blind spot: The missing data on the rich

monetary policy changes across the world

How crisis-era monetary policy reshaped the limits of central banking

Years of quantitative easing helped economies stabilise after 2008, but the central banks are now attempting to...
AI and local journalism

How AI could hurt — and help — local journalism

child marriage

Why child marriage persists in West Bengal despite social progress

distress migration

Distress migration: Anti-trafficking policy must focus on mental health

wealth inequality in india

Wealth inequality blind spot: The missing data on the rich