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, it risks hollowing out India’s most reliable rural stabiliser. #MGNREGA Read more »
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 balance sheets, and growth with equity. #publicdebt #GDP Read more »
India's GCC revolution

Why GCCs are India’s biggest global opportunity

The GCC boom is real, but policy gaps threaten India's global leadership opportunity. Read more »
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 lenders now threaten to turn a reset into exclusion. #MFI #microfinance Read more »
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, and MSME survival. #exports #trade Read more »
rupee depreciation challenge

RBI must let the rupee settle closer to its real value

The RBI should allow the rupee to adjust to fundamentals rather than defend an artificial level. Read more »
Nvidia chip exports to China

Nvidia chip exports to China risk US tech decline

Washington’s approval of Nvidia chip exports to China exposes deep flaws in America's AI containment strategy. Read more »
insurance FDI

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

Raising insurance FDI limits may improve capital and governance, but without fixing distribution and regulation, India’s penetration problem will persist. #FDI #insurance Read more »
nuclear policy

Nuclear policy needs realism, not grand targets

India's nuclear policy must temper ambition with execution capacity and energy economics. #nuclear #SHANTIBill Read more »
US naval supremacy under threat

US naval supremacy depends on factories, not aircraft carriers

US naval supremacy now depends on comparative production speed, not on the number of prestige platforms. Read more »