Jan Suraksha

Jan Suraksha insurance cover needs a realistic reset

Jan Suraksha schemes have achieved scale; the next challenge is making their insurance cover meaningful for low-income...
gold import

Gold imports, oil prices expose limits of austerity calls

energy storage

India needs energy storage to manage global shocks

digital public infrastructure india

Digital public infrastructure: Scale without safeguards

Informal sector jobs

Informal sector jobs expose India’s productivity crisis

ASUSE 2025 shows a strong rise in informal sector jobs creation, but weak wages and low productivity...
US tariff ruling

US tariff ruling: What it means for India trade talks

MSME credit

MSME credit boom bypasses India’s smallest firms

Fiscal Health Index ranking

Fiscal Health Index: When rankings hide weak states

NEP 2020

NEP 2020’s mother tongue push may deepen India’s school divide

NEP 2020’s language policy is pedagogically sound, but delayed English access can deepen inequality in higher education...
welfare rights or freebies

Welfare rights, not freebies, must guide India

digital public infrastructure india

Digital public infrastructure: Scale without safeguards

One nation One Election

One Nation, One Election: A fixed election cycle can cut governance cost

deepfake regulation

Deepfake regulation must not chill free speech