microfinance sector

A microfinance reset may be painful — but necessary

India’s microfinance sector is correcting past excesses, but shrinking loan books, stressed household cash flows, and cautious...
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 won’t flood the market

nuclear policy

Nuclear policy needs realism, not grand targets

India November exports

November exports surge is real — and still precarious

India’s November exports rebound reflects genuine competitiveness, but its durability will depend on policy plumbing, logistics reform,...
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

weak yuan vs dollar

How weak yuan gives China an unfair export edge

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