PLI scheme

PLI scheme needs a jobs reset, not just exports success

India’s PLI scheme has lifted smartphone exports, but its capital-heavy design and weak job focus limit its...
distress migration

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

India education spending

Why India must raise education spending to 6% of GDP

healthcare

Costly healthcare: Why out-of-pocket spending remains high

wealth inequality in india

Wealth inequality blind spot: The missing data on the rich

India tracks poverty in detail but lacks credible data on wealth inequality—undermining taxation, policy, and inequality debates.
weak yuan vs dollar

How weak yuan gives China an unfair export edge

repo rate cuts

Will RBI’s repo rate cuts bring relief to homebuyers?

India-Russia trade

India-Russia trade ambitions face geopolitics and hard economics

AI and local journalism

How AI could hurt — and help — local journalism

Carefully deployed, AI may also help fill civic information gaps and support public-interest reporting.
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

Geopolitics and geoeconomics

How geopolitics and geoeconomics shape global power