digital public infrastructure india

Digital public infrastructure: Scale without safeguards

As digital public infrastructure expands into health and credit, gaps in consent, accountability and regulation become harder to ignore. Read more »
Informal sector jobs

Informal sector jobs expose India’s productivity crisis

ASUSE 2025 shows a strong rise in informal sector jobs creation, but weak wages and low productivity remain major concerns. #jobs Read more »
One nation One Election

One Nation, One Election: A fixed election cycle can cut governance cost

India’s fragmented election calendar imposes fiscal, administrative and governance costs that a staggered One Nation, One Election model can reduce. #elections Read more »
US tariff ruling

US tariff ruling: What it means for India trade talks

US tariff ruling curbs President Donald Trump’s 10% tariff under Section 122, but trade uncertainty remains. Read more »
China FDI policy

China FDI policy shifts from blanket curbs to safeguards

India’s selective easing of China FDI policy recognises that manufacturing ambitions need capital, technology and supply-chain depth. #FDI Read more »
Jal Jeevan Mission

Jal Jeevan Mission needs a shift from taps to tested water

Jal Jeevan Mission has expanded tap connections, but climate stress, groundwater depletion and contamination make safe drinking water an unfinished agenda. #JalJeewanMission #water Read more »
midwifery policy kerala

Kerala’s midwifery policy reversal has weakened maternal care

India needs an autonomous midwifery policy, stronger training, and protected care units in public health facilities. Read more »
Sixteenth Finance Commission

Finance Commission devolution tests fiscal federalism

The Sixteenth Finance Commission keeps devolution at 41%, but its GDP criterion marks a deeper shift in fiscal federalism. #FinanceCommission Read more »
deepfake regulation

Deepfake regulation must not chill free speech

Deepfake regulation must distinguish fraud, harassment and satire instead of treating all synthetic content alike. #deepfake Read more »
wind energy

Wind energy can rescue India’s renewable transition

India has vast wind energy potential, but PPA delays, weak transmission and poor site deployment continue to slow capacity addition. #windenergy Read more »