state finances, GST 2.0

State finances: GST 2.0 is testing fiscal federalism

GST rationalisation was meant to simplify India’s tax system, but it is now exposing the vulnerabilities of state finances. #GST #finances #states Read more »
digital gender gap

Digital gender gap a drag on India’s growth story

India is among the world’s most digital economies, but the growing digital gender gap will have direct consequences for education and job prospects of women. #digitalgap Read more »
Budget 2026

Budget 2026: The fiscal arithmetic is getting harder

Budget 2026 will test whether policymakers read calm as comfort or as a warning to course-correct. #Budget2026 Read more »
workplace productivity

Busyness is not productivity, and JOMO shows why

As burnout rises, companies are discovering that workplace productivity improves when employees are allowed to miss what does not matter. #JOMO Read more »
ambiguity in crypto regulation

Crypto regulation in India: Why SEBI is set to step in

India is preparing to introduce formal crypto regulation, signalling a shift away from years of deliberate ambiguity. Read more »
India-US Trade deal

India-US trade deal keeps stalling despite strategic warmth

India-US trade deal is on cards, but tariffs, politics, and domestic constraints on both sides continue to block closure. #US #India Read more »
global value chains

India in global value chains: Progress, gaps, and policy choices

India’s strength in services is reshaping its role in global value chains, even as manufacturing depth remains a challenge. #globalvaluechain Read more »
carbon markets

Carbon markets can drive India’s growth and net-zero goals

India’s new compliance carbon market is a milestone, but voluntary offsets in agriculture and forestry will determine scale. #CCTS #carbon Read more »
banking transparency

RBI’s push for banking transparency and the right to information

The push for banking transparency draws on Supreme Court precedent and lessons from India’s non-performing assets crisis. #banking #SC #NPA Read more »
AI governance regulation India

India could lead a third way in AI governance

India is facing complex choices in navigating China’s state-led control and the US’ chaotic and fragmented AI governance regulation. Read more »