Easier FDI rules

Easier FDI rules will not solve India’s investment problem

India’s new FDI rules may cut compliance costs, but weak supply chains and slow courts still deter long-term investment. #FDI Read more »
Private universities

Private universities face a test beyond placements

India needs private universities to expand access, but campuses, rankings and placement figures are poor measures of academic quality. #education Read more »
Core sector growth

Core sector growth rests on ore, power and public works

India’s rebased core sector index rose to 5% in June as iron ore and electricity offset falling oil, gas, refinery and fertiliser output. #coresector #IIP Read more »
EPFO needs investment

EPFO needs investment skills to match its financial weight

Different liabilities under EPFO’s provident fund, pension and insurance schemes require different investment strategies. #EPFO Read more »
Cash transfers to women

Cash transfers to women are working; it’s time to take them up a notch

As cash transfers to women become permanent in state budgets, the focus must shift from political appeal to measurable economic empowerment. #cashtransfers Read more »
bank boards

RBI frees bank boards from the compliance treadmill

RBI’s bank board rules cut routine work but leave directors answerable for strategy, technology and risk. #RBI #board Read more »
nuclear power reactor

India’s nuclear power ambitions confront the limits of execution

India needs licensed nuclear power reactor designs, firm orders and credible costs to turn its 100 GW target into generating capacity. Read more »
Russian oil imports

Dependence on Russian oil imports carries a US trade cost

Russian oil imports comprised more than half of India’s June crude imports, leaving New Delhi exposed to renewed US tariff threat. #Russia #oil Read more »
Delhi air pollution plan

Delhi air pollution plan may still fall short

Delhi air pollution plan 2026 acts before GRAP, but weak PUCC checks, dust control and regional coordination could blunt its impact. #Airpollution #GRAP Read more »
AAY ration reform

AAY ration reform looks to keep the cap, cut entitlement

AAY ration reform and food subsidy costs scrutiny is welcome, but smaller AAY families should not pay for the failures in procurement, storage and targeting. #AAY #foodsubsidy Read more »