India-UK FTA on the anvil

India, UK sprint for FTA before Trump’s tariff tide rolls in

As #Trump’s #reciprocaltariffs threaten supply chains, #India and the #UK are racing to seal an #FTA that will slash tariffs and signal faith in #freetrade. #trumptariffs #tradewar Read more »
corporate finance

Corporate finance: New playbook seeks to plug Rs 1 trillion funding gap

From sustainability linked loans to digital credit pipes, lenders are reinventing their toolkit for corporate finance even as sovereign crowd-out and global shocks squeeze project finance. #finance #funding #RBI Read more »
foreign universities in India and higher education

Foreign Universities in India: High-stakes gamble in higher education

Without parallel fixes in school quality and faculty retention, campuses of foreign universities in India risk deepening the very inequalities they are meant to cure. #highereducation Read more »
climate change, aviation

Climate change: Aviation industry must rethink its sustainability plan

Aviation industry’s current trajectory risks derailing climate change goals, and only a mix of technology, regulation, and cultural change can avert disaster. #aviation #climatechange Read more »
Pahalgam, India-Pakistan economy

Pahalgam terror fallout: The cost of the latest India-Pak flashpoint

From pricier air travel to a record slump on the Karachi bourse, conflict economics are rippling across South Asia in real time after Pahalgam terror. #India #Pakistan #Pahalgam Read more »
algorithmic management

Invisible bosses: Algorithmic management rewrites labour contract

A new ILO study shows that algorithmic management is eroding job quality and blurring accountability faster than regulators can react. #algorithms #AI #jobs #technology #HR #ILO Read more »
India's services exports to the US

Services up, goods down: India eyes gains in Trump-era trade order

As #manufacturing exports face fresh hurdles, India’s resilient #services sector may become its strongest lever in the #UStrade equation. #reciprocaltariffs #trumptariffs Read more »
India's EV industry, EV policy

New EV policy may offer tariff cuts, investment sweeteners

India is reworking its EV policy to offer lower tariffs and easier investment norms, hoping to turn the country into a manufacturing hub. #EVs #tradewar #UStariffs Read more »
poverty

Millions lifted from poverty, but the harder battle against inequality begins

While poverty is falling sharply, rising inequality and fragile job quality threaten to undermine the progress. #poverty #policy Read more »
Netbanking 2.0 and UPI

NPCI’s Netbanking 2.0 looks to replicate UPI success, but challenges loom

While Netbanking 2.0 promises to streamline #onlinepayments, replicating #UPI’s free model could once again leave payment service providers struggling for profits. #ncpi #netbanking #digitalpayments Read more »