India’s shrinking middle class reflects stagnant incomes, costly services and a labour market failing to create enough salaried jobs. #middleclass Read more »
Economic policy must move beyond absorbing shocks to build manufacturing, technology and institutions that can shape outcomes. #economy #policy Read more »
Super 301 tariff spares 45% of Indian exports but raises costs for the rest and complicates India-US trade negotiations. #tariff Read more »
India is producing more high earners without creating enough productive jobs for its youth, and addressing the problem of widening income inequality. #inequality Read more »
India-UK CETA cuts tariffs across most goods, but exporters must still meet strict origin, quality and delivery requirements. #tariffs #India #UK Read more »
India needs to address the unemployment crisis as the demographic advantage is being lost in exam queues, paper leaks and delayed recruitment. #unemployment Read more »
Tamil Nadu welfare programmes face a revenue test as debt, interest costs and weak tax collection narrow the state’s fiscal room. #TamilNadu #welfare Read more »
India reports low unemployment rate, but informal work, poor wages and agricultural underemployment define the country's labour market. #unemployment Read more »
India's steel output is growing twice as fast as iron ore production, exposing the industry to a widening raw-material constraint. Read more »
India’s GDP growth data under the new series update the economic record, but clearer methods and revision data are needed to restore confidence. #GDP #economy Read more »