fuel tax revenue

Fuel tax can cut India’s oil dependence

India should earmark fuel tax revenue for clean energy, public transport and direct transfers, not lose it in general budgets. Read more »
Remittances growth

Remittances growth cushion India’s external account

FY27 remittances growth may slow after precautionary transfers, but the inflow base is wider than a decade ago. #remittance Read more »
US-Iran deal

US-Iran deal gives India room, not certainty

The US-Iran deal can ease oil risk and revive Chabahar, but India still faces faster rivals in Iran and Central Asia. #US #Iran Read more »
Tamil Nadu debt

Tamil Nadu debt puts welfare spending under strain

The white paper shows Tamil Nadu debt, guarantees and interest payments narrowing fiscal room for CM Vijay. #TamilNadu Read more »
Deficient monsoon

Deficient monsoon may squeeze India’s rural economy

A deficient monsoon can hurt Indian economy through food prices, farm incomes, and weak sales of automobiles and white goods. #monsoon #economy Read more »
Brazil economy

Brazil economy shows why growth alone will not make India rich

Brazil economy’s growth story shows India why inclusion, investment and fiscal discipline must move together. #Brazil Read more »
Foreign capital

Foreign capital is wary of India’s execution gap

India can draw portfolio money with incentives, but long-term foreign capital inflows will need faster courts and efficient state execution. #FDI #FPI Read more »
WPI rebasing

WPI rebasing gives India a better but weaker index

WPI rebasing will track producer costs better, but it cannot reflect household inflation. #WPI #inflation Read more »
Green competitiveness

Green competitiveness will decide India’s export future

CBAM is only the beginning; India needs a strategy for green competitiveness, not scattered climate schemes. #CBAM Read more »
Kerala Budget

Kerala fiscal crisis demands hard Budget choices

Kerala government’s White Paper confirms a fiscal crisis, but the upcoming Budget must now move from diagnosis to reform. #Kerala Read more »