Indian economy

Indian economy’s growth challenge is jobs, skills and state capacity

The Indian economy has moved beyond low GDP growth, but its central economic challenge is now jobs, labour quality and state capacity. #economy Read more »
2026 Indonesia-US Agreement on Reciprocal Trade

Indonesia-US Agreement: A reciprocal trade deal that isn’t

In the 2026 Indonesia-US Agreement on Reciprocal Trade, the phrase 'Indonesia shall' appears more than 200 times. 'United States shall' appears in just nine. Read more »
sin taxes, tobacco taxation

Why sin taxes work better than anti-smoking warnings

Tobacco use does not respond to price the way normal consumer goods do, but sin taxes still work by turning distant health risks into immediate financial pain. #tobacco #sintax Read more »
cost of social media use

How social media turns attention and data into profit

The hidden economics of social media lies in shadow pricing: users see zero cost, while platforms monetise behaviour, profile preferences and engineer longer engagement. Read more »
oil shocks

Oil shocks and crashes: Where are we headed with the 2026 crisis?

Past oil shocks reshaped energy policy and fuel use, but the latest disruption may reinforce trends already reducing the world’s reliance on oil. Read more »
digital trade agreements

Digital trade agreements will test India’s data sovereignty

Digital trade agreements will shape data flows, payments, and platform power, and India needs openness without surrendering policy space. #trade Read more »
social media ban karnataka

Karnataka’s social media ban idea misses the crisis in childhood

Karnataka’s proposed social media ban address a real anxiety, but they target the symptom, not the actual crisis of shrinking family time and vanishing play spaces. Read more »
Trump tariffs

Trump tariffs and the new grammar of global trade

Trump tariffs are about more than duties, they reflect a deeper turn to economic nationalism, weaker WTO enforcement and a harsher geopolitical logic. #trade #WTO Read more »
AI democratisation and GDP growth

India faces AI democratisation challenge as economic growth slows

India’s slowing growth has revived a core policy question: can AI democratisation raise productivity across agriculture, manufacturing, and services. Read more »
women workforce india

Women workforce rise hides a deeper care economy crisis

Women workforce participation is rising in India, yet low honorariums and weak support systems show why participation does not equal empowerment. Read more »