Medical device manufacturing

Medical device manufacturing runs into structural limits

India’s medical device manufacturing strategy is colliding with gaps in regulation, testing, and high-risk manufacturing, and PLI cannot bridge these alone. #PLI #medicaldevices Read more »
RoDTEP scheme allocation cut by 45%

RoDTEP scheme after Budget 2026: Fiscal tightening, strategic risks

Budget 2026 has cut RoDTEP scheme allocation by 45% to ₹10,000 crore, signalling a shift in India’s export support strategy. Read more »
india tariff policy paradox

India’s tariff policy is hurting exports; here’s what might help

US-India trade negotiations have shown how domestic tariff policy has become inseparable from foreign policy. Read more »
India EU trade deal

India’s trade deals test limits of strategic autonomy

India's trade deals are not just economic milestones; they are tests of how far strategic autonomy can stretch in a fragmented global economy. Read more »
India’s trade agreements

Trade agreements have become India’s strategic tools

India’s trade agreements are no longer technical documents - they are instruments of economic statecraft shaping supply chains and citizen welfare. Read more »
SNA funds

Unspent SNA funds: Why states need more untied capital

Even as allocations for flagship social and infrastructure programmes, tens of thousands of crores meant for these schemes remain parked in states’ SNA funds. #SNA Read more »
India-US trade deal

India-US trade deal: A pact with promise and plenty of fine print

After years of tariff battles and strategic bargaining, the India-US trade deal promises lower duties, expanded market access and a deeper geopolitical alignment aimed partly at countering China. #China #US Read more »
Budget 2026, semiconductor

Budget 2026: Semiconductors drive MeitY’s recalibrated tech spend

Budget 2026–27 allocation for MeitY looks smaller on paper, but revised numbers show a targeted expansion in semiconductors and electronics components. #Budget2026 Read more »
gender statistics

Gender statistics, unpaid work, and the limits of labour data

Rising female labour participation masks deeper constraints without time use gender statistics, employment surveys misread women’s work and misguide policy. #gender Read more »
MNREGA, VB-GRAM-G reform

VB-GRAM-G and Karnataka’s shrinking MNREGA access

Karnataka’s MNREGA data shows shrinking access despite higher legal entitlements under the VB-GRAM-G reform. #MNREGA Read more »