Fiscal discipline

Fiscal discipline must start with better spending

India needs fiscal discipline, but better spending and stronger implementation matter as much as higher allocations. #fiscaldiscipline Read more »
UPI MDR charges

UPI MDR charges must balance financial viability and inclusion

UPI MDR charges may help finance digital payments, but its impact on small merchants depends on margins, exemptions and implementation. #UPI Read more »
International law and global south

International law is alive, its enforcement is not

International law cannot command legitimacy when powerful states can evade rules they readily impose on others. Read more »
India's professional class

India’s professional class has little political clout

India’s professional class plans carefully for retirement but has struggled to turn its economic weight into collective political influence. Read more »
Election Commission of India accountability

Fixing accountability when powers of Election Commission are delegated

The controversy surrounding the functioning of India’s Election Commission exposes gaps in institutional transparency, delegated authority and digital governance. Read more »
DINK households India

In India, DINK is now a rational urban household choice

The DINK household—Double Income, No Kids—has moved from an online acronym to a recognisable urban household type in India. Read more »
Kerala power crisis

Kerala power crisis exposes the limits of solar growth

Kerala power crisis shows why solar growth must be matched by storage, firm capacity and demand management. #power #crisis #Kerala Read more »
LPG prices, Ujjwala Yojana

Ujjwala Yojana must move from access to clean cooking

Ujjwala Yojana has crossed 10 crore LPG connections, but the next challenge is making clean cooking affordable enough to sustain. #Ujjwala Read more »
Uppada coastal protection

Uppada coastal protection needs an economic strategy

Uppada’s ₹323 crore coastal protection project should be linked to fisheries, handloom, women’s enterprises and local economic growth. #Uppada Read more »
tree finance

India’s tree finance must go beyond plantations

India’s tree finance economy can grow if public and private finance rewards tree survival, growth, market access and measurable ecological outcomes. #treefinance Read more »