India-Australia defence partnership

India-Australia defence partnership key to Indo-Pacific balance

India-Australia defence partnership points to a stronger regional balance against Chinese assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific. Read more »
2025 economics Nobel

Economics Nobel honours theories of creative destruction

The 2025 economics Nobel celebrates innovation as the engine of growth and warns against protectionist stagnation. Read more »
Trump’s China tariff threat

Trump’s China tariff threat is more bluff than battle

Trump’s China tariff threat is a negotiating gambit, as its cost to consumers, inflation, and global supply chains would be prohibitive for Washington. Read more »
expensive capital slow growth

In an era of expensive capital, confidence is the key asset

As expensive capital reshapes global markets, India must rebuild confidence in policy and institutions to sustain growth. Read more »
Global South's debt crisis

Global South stares at a debt crisis amid governance failure

The debt crisis faced by the Global South has more to do with weak governance and fiscal indiscipline than to China's opaque lending. Read more »
India-UK trade

India-UK trade to get a boost from Starmer’s visit

The success of Britain’s new Asia strategy hinges on successful India-UK trade ties, as well as finance and green growth. #UK #FTA Read more »
state debt

State debt worries deepen amid rising borrowings

Mounting state debt caused by heavy borrowing to fund welfare and deficits risks crowding out growth and pushing India’s subnational finances to a breaking point. #statedebt #economy #GSDP Read more »
India economic growth and inequity

Beyond GDP: Economic growth without equity fails human development

Economic growth alone cannot deliver well-being; nations must focus on human development by investing in education, health, and equality to achieve real progress. #GD #economy #equity Read more »
India-China trade

India-China trade: NITI Aayog hints at a pragmatic turn

As US turns protectionist, the government is taking a relook at the India-China trade strategy to boost exports to the second largest economy. #US #India #China #trade Read more »
pulse self-sufficiency mission

Pulse self-sufficiency mission tests fiscal limits

The pulse self-sufficiency mission eyes food security, but climate stress and trade-offs with other crops remain unresolved. Read more »