upper-middle-income status

Upper-middle-income status outruns Sri Lanka’s household recovery

Sri Lanka has regained upper-middle-income status, while poverty, wages and household finances remain weaker than before the crisis. #SriLanka Read more »
UPI MDR needs a shield for small merchants

UPI MDR needs a shield for small merchants

The new payments amendment does not impose UPI MDR, but gives the Centre room to decide which transactions should remain free. #UPI Read more »
green transition

Green transition faces hidden supply choke points

Net-zero plans depend on mines, acids, refineries, machinery and supplier networks that remain heavily concentrated in China. #China #greentransition Read more »
India Semiconductor Mission

Success of semiconductor mission depends on ground-level delivery

India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 needs common project plans, trained workers, prepared sites and durable institutional records. #semiconductor Read more »
RBI interest rate pause

RBI interest rate pause reflects caution on fuel-led inflation

The RBI interest rate pause reflects uncertainty over oil prices, a weaker rupee and whether fuel inflation will spread across the economy. Read more »
Income tax amendment

Income tax amendment rewrites rules for foreign capital, industry

Income tax (Amendment) Ordinance eases rules for offshore funds, electronics, data centres, diamonds and business trusts. #FDI Read more »
India Semiconductor Mission 2.0

India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 faces the import test

India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 must build design, materials and fabrication, as chip demand is rising faster than domestic capacity. #Semiconductor Read more »
Rooftop solar programme

Rooftop solar programme needs a stronger grid

India’s Rooftop solar programme needs stronger distribution networks, reliable service and performance-based monitoring. #solar Read more »
Vehicle-to-vehicle communication system

Vehicle-to-vehicle communication faces an India road test

Vehicle-to-vehicle communication can prevent crashes, but India needs road trials, driver training and cyber safeguards before a mandate. Read more »
Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill

Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill updates law for digital banking

The Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill replaces a patched 1891 law with technology-neutral rules for bankers records and electronic evidence. #Banking Read more »