Easier FDI rules

Easier FDI rules will not solve India’s investment problem

India’s new FDI rules may cut compliance costs, but weak supply chains and slow courts still deter long-term investment. #FDI Read more »
RBI’s crypto ban

RBI’s crypto ban deserves more economic scrutiny

Public choice economics exposes the institutional interests behind the RBI’s crypto ban and its opposition to private digital assets. #RBI #crypto Read more »
Cash transfers to women

Cash transfers to women are working; it’s time to take them up a notch

As cash transfers to women become permanent in state budgets, the focus must shift from political appeal to measurable economic empowerment. #cashtransfers Read more »
nuclear power reactor

India’s nuclear power ambitions confront the limits of execution

India needs licensed nuclear power reactor designs, firm orders and credible costs to turn its 100 GW target into generating capacity. Read more »
Delhi air pollution plan

Delhi air pollution plan may still fall short

Delhi air pollution plan 2026 acts before GRAP, but weak PUCC checks, dust control and regional coordination could blunt its impact. #Airpollution #GRAP Read more »
AAY ration reform

AAY ration reform looks to keep the cap, cut entitlement

AAY ration reform and food subsidy costs scrutiny is welcome, but smaller AAY families should not pay for the failures in procurement, storage and targeting. #AAY #foodsubsidy Read more »
India’s import substitution plan

India’s import substitution plan needs export discipline

India’s $189 billion import substitution plan can work only if domestic value addition, supplier depth and exports rise with production. #imports #exports Read more »
Heatwave, labour rights

Heatwaves not just an environmental issue, but also a labour rights issue

The government advises employers to provide water and rest during heatwaves, but workers still lack binding protection from extreme heat and wage cover. #heatwave #labour Read more »
Heatwave, labour rights, India’s urban policy

India’s urban policy neglects small towns

India’s urban policy needs overhaul as future will not be settled in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru. Most of the country’s towns are small and urban policy ignores them. #urbanpolicy Read more »
Semicon 2.0

Semicon 2.0 targets the gaps in India’s chip industry

Semicon 2.0 and the new mobile scheme shift incentives towards components, chip design and Indian intellectual property. #Semicon2.0 #PLI Read more »