Global trade reset

Global trade fragmentation: Why supply chains now follow geopolitics

Global trade is being reshaped by geopolitics, security concerns and supply chain resilience, creating new risks and openings for India. Read more »
India strategic autonomy

India’s strategic autonomy must rest on manufacturing strength

India cannot sustain strategic autonomy while manufacturing stays shallow, oil dependence remains high, and human capital gaps weaken productivity. Read more »
Railway expansion india

Railway expansion alone cannot guarantee sustainable transport

Railway expansion can lower emissions only if it shifts traffic from roads, runs on cleaner power, and avoids irreversible ecological damage during construction. Read more »
Indian economy

Indian economy’s growth challenge is jobs, skills and state capacity

The Indian economy has moved beyond low GDP growth, but its central economic challenge is now jobs, labour quality and state capacity. #economy Read more »
remittances to India

Remittances to India rise as Iran war triggers panic transfers

The recent rise in remittances to India from West Asia is being driven less by prosperity than by fear, as migrant workers send precautionary transfers amid rising uncertainty. #remittance Read more »
2026 Indonesia-US Agreement on Reciprocal Trade

Indonesia-US Agreement: A reciprocal trade deal that isn’t

In the 2026 Indonesia-US Agreement on Reciprocal Trade, the phrase 'Indonesia shall' appears more than 200 times. 'United States shall' appears in just nine. Read more »
banking reforms in India

Banking reforms must go beyond Viksit Bharat branding

The real challenge for banking reforms is not weak balance sheets, but ownership, supervision, digital regulation and resolution. Read more »
state debt

Rising state debt: Welfare politics meets fiscal limits

Rising state debt, widening revenue deficits and welfare commitments are exposing deep structural stresses in India’s finances. #statedebt Read more »
flexible staffing

Flexible staffing model needs stronger labour safeguards

India’s flexible staffing industry has slowed as labour-code uncertainty and weak global conditions make firms more cautious about hiring. #flexiblestaffing #hiring #labourcode Read more »
Peterson study on India GDP mis-estimation

India GDP mis-estimation debate deserves a serious hearing

India GDP mis-estimation is no longer a fringe claim but a serious policy question about how growth and inflation measured. Read more »