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...
state debt

Rising state debt: Welfare politics meets fiscal limits

flexible staffing

Flexible staffing model needs stronger labour safeguards

sin taxes, tobacco taxation

Why sin taxes work better than anti-smoking warnings

remittances to India

Remittances to India rise as Iran war triggers transfers

The recent rise in remittances to India from West Asia is being driven less by prosperity than...
Peterson study on India GDP mis-estimation

India GDP mis-estimation debate deserves a serious hearing

oil shocks

Oil shocks and crashes: Where are we headed with the 2026 crisis?

digital trade agreements

Digital trade agreements will test India’s data sovereignty

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....
sin taxes, tobacco taxation

Why sin taxes work better than anti-smoking warnings

cost of social media use

How social media turns attention and data into profit

oil shocks

Oil shocks and crashes: Where are we headed with the 2026 crisis?

digital trade agreements

Digital trade agreements will test India’s data sovereignty