Ajay Shankar argues that falling energy transition costs have turned India’s net-zero commitment into an industrial policy question. Read more »
The India-UK FTA offers modest export gains while opening procurement, digital policy and other areas to new obligations. Read more »
Parliament wants the PM Internship Scheme revised after weak joining and completion rates exposed flaws in the pilot. #internship Read more »
Samudra Manthan can lower offshore exploration risk, but commercial projects must eventually attract private capital. #mining #SamudraManthan Read more »
India debt-to-GDP ratio at 58.2% reflects a smaller denominator, but West Asia has made the FY27 fiscal arithmetic harder. #GDP Read more »
The Monsoon Session shows how a weakened Parliament leaves India’s social and political divisions without democratic mediation. Read more »
India’s direct tax collections are ahead of the pace needed for FY27, giving the Union government more room on fiscal consolidation. #tax Read more »
Women's workforce participation has risen, but childcare infrastructure remains a constraint because of the failure to enforce the mandate to have crèches. #women #childcare #employment Read more »
The ₹1 lakh crore RDI Fund seeks to finance technologies that struggle to raise capital between research and commercial production. #RDI #Research Read more »
Private investment is returning, but its concentration in data centres and nuclear power raises questions about job creation. #investment Read more »