India’s caste census debate reveals a constitutional tension: measuring inequality without hardening caste identity in public life. Read more »
The key risk to India’s FY26 GDP growth is not slowdown in one quarter, but uneven public capital expenditure and weak external demand. #GDP Read more »
Union Budget 2026-27 doubles down on capex and tech-led growth, but outcomes hinge on job quality and delivery. #Budget2026 #capex #youth Read more »
ALMM, tech upgrades, and financing-led exports will shape India’s solar module manufacturing future after the 126% US countervailing duty. #solarmodule Read more »
Record patent filings suggest an expanding research ecosystem, but with only a fraction granted and even fewer commercially worked, scale may be outpacing substance. Read more »
The 16th Finance Commission kept vertical devolution at 41% but changed the horizontal formula, altering the politics of India’s north-south fiscal debate. #FinanceCommission Read more »
Pledges at the New Delhi summit sound reassuring, but equitable AI will fail without democratic oversight, accountability, and contestable public systems. #AISummit #AI Read more »
The government plans stricter coal block timelines and penalties to increase production without worsening regulatory and social risks. Read more »
As the High Seas Treaty takes effect, developing states risk being sidelined in a new era of ocean geopolitics. Read more »
NMP 2.0 expands asset monetisation across highways, coal, ports and railways, but execution and fund redeployment will decide outcomes. #NMP #assetmonetisation Read more »