Higher producer prices

Higher producer prices do not mean a manufacturing revival

Producer prices are rising, but stronger orders and better margins must support the case for a manufacturing revival. #manufacturing Read more »
Domestic investors cannot shield rupee from FPI outflows

Domestic investors cannot shield rupee from FPI outflows

Buying by domestic investors offers only limited protection against dollar outflows, higher oil costs, and pressure on India’s external accounts. #investors Read more »
India-New Zealand FTA

India-New Zealand FTA faces the test of commercial use

India-New Zealand FTA widens trade and professional mobility while retaining farm safeguards and setting a private investment ambition. #India #NewZealand #FTA Read more »
Global public debt

Global public debt is narrowing India’s fiscal choices

Rising global public debt could raise India’s financing costs and constrain development spending as governments refinance at higher rates. #publicdebt Read more »
China's non-tariff barriers

China’s non-tariff barriers expose limits of India’s FTA push

Trade agreements promise export growth, but non-tariff barriers and domestic weaknesses limit gains for Indian manufacturers. #China #FTA Read more »
BRICS supply chain resilience

BRICS can help Indian MSMEs climb global value chains

For India’s MSMEs, the gains from global trade will depend on whether they can finance export orders, meet overseas standards and move into higher-value production. #MSME #Tiruppur #BRICS Read more »
Widening trade deficit

Widening trade deficit: The missing link is domestic value

India needs stronger domestic suppliers to turn export growth into lasting manufacturing competitiveness and foreign-exchange gains. #tradedeficit Read more »
FDI boom

FDI boom conceals a troubling investment gap

India's FDI boom is welcome, but repatriation and overseas expansion by Indian companies are keeping net inflows low. #FDI Read more »
gig platforms

India’s gig platforms weaponise information asymmetry

India recognises gig platforms economy in its social security framework, but data gaps and weak algorithmic oversight complicate enforcement. #economy Read more »
India’s poverty gains

India’s poverty gains are real, but economic security remains elusive

India has lifted millions out of poverty, but weak real earnings and youth unemployment expose the limits of poverty-line measures. #unemployment #poverty Read more »