Air pollution

Air pollution is now a drag on India’s economic growth

Air pollution now hurts India’s GDP, labour productivity, healthcare costs, and long-term human capital. #GDP Read more »
VBSA Bill education regulator

VBSA Bill sharpens Centre-state tension in education

The VBSA Bill seeks to replace UGC, AICTE, and NCTE, but its centralised design raises federal and appellate concerns. Read more »
Credible threats shape US-Iran nuclear talks

Credible threats shape US-Iran nuclear talks

US-Iran talks show how sanctions, energy routes and credible threats now form one strategic bargaining system. #US #Iran #nuclear Read more »
GRATK Treaty

GRATK Treaty exposes limits of traditional knowledge protection

The GRATK Treaty gives India a disclosure tool in foreign patent systems, but it falls short on consent, benefit sharing and enforcement. #GRATLTreaty #IntellectualProperty Read more »
India growth strategy

India growth strategy: From resilience to indispensability

India growth strategy is no longer about protection versus liberalisation, but how to build capabilities that make the economy globally indispensable. #growth #economy Read more »
gold demand

India’s gold demand is a hedge, not a weakness

India’s gold demand persists because households treat it as insurance against uncertainty, not merely as luxury. #gold Read more »
pink tax

Pink tax hurts women’s income and Indian economy

A serious response to the pink tax needs data, pricing transparency and a consumer protection framework against gender-based price discrimination. Read more »
Delhi water crisis

Delhi water crisis is a governance failure

Delhi water crisis is driven less by scarcity than by weak governance, poor infrastructure and unequal access. #Delhi #water Read more »
informal economy india

Informal economy: Why shadow work defies regulation

The informal economy employs billions, but remains hard to measure, regulate, and protect because it sits outside formal systems. Read more »
loanable funds market

India’s loanable funds market faces a credit-deposit squeeze

India’s loanable funds market is being reshaped by faster credit growth, slower deposit mobilisation, large public borrowing and rising non-bank finance. #loanablefunds Read more »