RBI Payments Vision 2025 scaled digital payments, but usability, accessibility and fraud protection still lag for many users. #UPI #RBI #payments Read more »
Why India followed different legal routes for trade deal ratification for agreements with EU and US. #India #US #trade Read more »
US Supreme Court has blocked Trump tariffs, shaking trade deals and raising policy volatility across global supply chains. Read more »
Tariff coercion, fiscal strain, and sanctions risk are reviving de-dollarisation efforts; a plural currency system likely as no clear successor exists. #dedollarisation #tradewar Read more »
Currency in circulation hit a record ₹40 lakh crore in January 2026 despite UPI clocking about 21.7 billion transactions worth ₹28.33 lakh crore. #UPI Read more »
The India-EU FTA will deliver only if India fixes the unglamorous plumbing of trade: interoperable, legally valid paperless processes across borders. #India-EUFTA #FTA #trade Read more »
The interim India-US trade deal keeps agriculture products mostly outside the framework, but the real risk lies in a few tariff lines, not a broad import surge. Read more »
The new CPI series broadens services coverage and strengthens housing inflation measurement, including rural rent collection. Read more »
BRICS de-dollarisation is strongest in Russia-linked corridors and weakest where deep markets and convertibility are required. Read more »
The 16th Finance Commission’s proposal to scrap revenue deficit grants may hurt weaker hill and northeastern states, and may revive ad hoc dependence on Delhi. Read more »