RBI's rupee defence

RBI’s rupee defence buys time, not confidence

RBI’s rupee package may draw dollars, but it cannot fix India’s export and investment weaknesses. Read more »
trade negotiations

Trade negotiations and the fear of exclusion

Trade negotiations now work by making rivals fear exclusion from preferential tariff networks. #trade #ASEAN Read more »
Global South

Global South cannot emulate growth of developed world

Global South has the right to grow, but not by copying the developed West’s fossil-fuel path. #GlobalSouth #inequality Read more »
MSME exports

MSME exports: Open markets, closed credit taps

India’s MSME exporters need working capital and payment discipline more than celebratory trade diplomacy. #MSME Read more »
global impact of Arctic warming

Arctic warming turns polar crisis into global risk

Arctic warming is disrupting weather, food systems, trade routes and geopolitics far beyond the polar region. Read more »
policy circle image

Bihar ITI reform must shift focus from seats to jobs

Bihar ITI reform must focus on women’s access to training, migration-ready skills and trades linked to real labour demand. #Bihar #ITIreform Read more »
Cleaner mobility scheme

Cleaner mobility scheme targets Delhi-NCR’s dirty trucks

Delhi-NCR’s cleaner mobility scheme targets old buses and trucks, but execution will decide its air-quality impact. #airpollution Read more »
anti-sanctions law

India needs an anti-sanctions law, but not in haste

India needs an anti-sanctions law, but a blunt statute could hurt domestic firms more than foreign coercion. #Trade Read more »
Dairy industry

Dairy industry exposes India’s cattle protection contradiction

India’s cattle protection politics rings hollow when the dairy industry depends on the disposal of unproductive animals. #dairy #cows Read more »
India-US trade deal

India-US trade deal runs into USTR tariff wall

The USTR’s 12.5% tariff proposal has turned India-US trade deal negotiations into a test of policy autonomy. #trade #US Read more »