Daycare regulation

Daycare regulation needs enforceable safety rules

The Bengaluru incident exposes India’s low childcare standards, lax daycare regulation and weak inspection of private crèches. #Bengaluru Read more »
India debt-to-GDP ratio

India debt-to-GDP ratio faces a harder FY27 test

India debt-to-GDP ratio at 58.2% reflects a smaller denominator, but West Asia has made the FY27 fiscal arithmetic harder. #GDP Read more »
Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity has become a boardroom risk

Cybersecurity oversight now requires operational evidence with remote work, third-party software and AI tools widening corporate exposure. #cybersecurity Read more »
monsoon session of parliament ends

Parliament and the fraying idea of India

The Monsoon Session shows how a weakened Parliament leaves India’s social and political divisions without democratic mediation. Read more »
Direct tax collections

Direct tax collections point to a deeper tax base

India’s direct tax collections are ahead of the pace needed for FY27, giving the Union government more room on fiscal consolidation. #tax Read more »
Unsafe food

Unsafe food exposes gaps in India’s food security

India has expanded food access, but weak testing and enforcement still leave consumers exposed to adulterated and unsafe food. #food #safety Read more »
Childcare infrastructure

Childcare infrastructure needed to lift women’s employment

Women's workforce participation has risen, but childcare infrastructure remains a constraint because of the failure to enforce the mandate to have crèches. #women #childcare #employment Read more »
RDI Fund

RDI Fund puts India’s deep-tech financing model to test

The ₹1 lakh crore RDI Fund seeks to finance technologies that struggle to raise capital between research and commercial production. #RDI #Research Read more »
Trade and sustainable development

Trade and sustainable development rules bring forests into FTA strategy

India’s Trade and sustainable development shift is moving forests into market access, export compliance and FTA negotiations. Read more »
Private investment in research

Private investment in research needs institutional freedom

Private investment in research now funds 45% of India’s R&D, but total spending remains low, especially in fundamental science. #reserach #education Read more »