public policy

Public policy is not just economics; it is applied psychology

Public policy fails not because it lacks technical design, but because it operates in a world shaped by psychology, trust, and social meaning. #publicpolicy Read more »
digital gender gap

Digital gender gap a drag on India’s growth story

India is among the world’s most digital economies, but the growing digital gender gap will have direct consequences for education and job prospects of women. #digitalgap Read more »
workplace productivity

Busyness is not productivity, and JOMO shows why

As burnout rises, companies are discovering that workplace productivity improves when employees are allowed to miss what does not matter. #JOMO Read more »
Budget 2026 and $5 trillion Indian economy

The big question for Budget 2026

Budget 2026 will be the key to India's transition from a $4 trillion to a $5 trillion economy by containing the risks. Read more »
global value chains

India in global value chains: Progress, gaps, and policy choices

India’s strength in services is reshaping its role in global value chains, even as manufacturing depth remains a challenge. #globalvaluechain Read more »
carbon markets

Carbon markets can drive India’s growth and net-zero goals

India’s new compliance carbon market is a milestone, but voluntary offsets in agriculture and forestry will determine scale. #CCTS #carbon Read more »
organoids vs animal testing

Organoids set to replace animal testing in biomedical research

Regulators move to phase down animal testing in biomedical research as an alternative for cancer research is emerging in the form of organoids. Read more »
US raid of Venezuela

Regime change in Venezuela and the crisis of global order

Its neighbours have been largely silent or supportive of the US raid that captured Venezuela's Maduro, but the impact of that raid will be felt far beyond South America. Read more »
AI governance regulation India

India could lead a third way in AI governance

India is facing complex choices in navigating China’s state-led control and the US’ chaotic and fragmented AI governance regulation. Read more »
Migrant women

Older migrant women falling through India’s urban policy gaps

Older migrant women face exclusion not because of neglect, but because India’s urban systems were never built for them. #women #migrant #policy Read more »