India’s mobile phone manufacturing boom needs effective worker grievance systems as labour standards become part of global supply-chain scrutiny. #mobile #manufacturing #PLI Read more »
India's new UPI MDR bans direct consumer charges, but the harder question is whether merchants will recover the cost through prices. #UPI #MDR Read more »
India has extensive ageing data, but NFHS and LASI need to provide more timely evidence for elderly healthcare planning. #ageing Read more »
RBI’s liquidity balancing act is lifting the call rate while adding pressure to a government bond market facing heavy supply. #liquidity #RBI #bondmarket Read more »
RoDTEP can remove unrecovered taxes from exports, but deeper reforms are needed to make Indian manufacturing globally competitive. #export Read more »
India's space policy needs a strategic focus on emerging orbits, technology and the rules that will govern the next space economy. #SPACE Read more »
GST 2.0 shifts the focus from tax rates to e-invoicing, ITC, litigation and making GST compliance more predictable for businesses. #GST Read more »
India needs civil services reform that changes devolution, expertise, transfers and accountability, rather than relying mainly on training. #civilservices #IAS #reforms Read more »
The Eighth Pay Commission should redesign pay, hiring and pensions while protecting fiscal space and improving government capability. #Eighth Pay Commission Read more »
India needs to measure whether skill development programmes improve livelihoods rather than relying on enrolment and training numbers. #skill Read more »