International law and global south

International law is alive, its enforcement is not

International law cannot command legitimacy when powerful states can evade rules they readily impose on others. Read more »
India's professional class

India’s professional class has little political clout

India’s professional class plans carefully for retirement but has struggled to turn its economic weight into collective political influence. Read more »
GST reforms

GST reforms must now deliver on ease of doing business

GST reforms promise faster refunds, wider input tax credit and simpler registration, but businesses need predictable rules and fair enforcement. #GST #reforms Read more »
New environmental accounts

New environmental accounts must change how growth is measured

India’s environmental accounts could improve decisions on water, mining and infrastructure, provided governments use the data. #environment Read more »
7.1% GDP growth

RBI bets on 7.1% GDP growth as inflation risks return

The RBI sees strong GDP growth ahead, but rising inflation and external pressures could test India’s ability to sustain 7% growth. #RBI #economy Read more »
BRICS

BRICS must prove that its economic ambitions can survive geopolitics

BRICS must turn its growing economic weight into practical cooperation while India manages its difficult relationship with China. #BRICS Read more »
Kerala power crisis

Kerala power crisis exposes the limits of solar growth

Kerala power crisis shows why solar growth must be matched by storage, firm capacity and demand management. #power #crisis #Kerala Read more »
India’s transport authority

Transport authority must make infrastructure work as a network

India’s new transport authority can improve infrastructure planning, but its success will depend on whether ministries act on its recommendations. #transport Read more »
India's power crunch

India’s power crunch is becoming a fuel logistics problem

India has enough generation capacity on paper, but coal logistics and weak hydropower have resulted in a severe power crunch. #power #coal Read more »
LPG prices, Ujjwala Yojana

Ujjwala Yojana must move from access to clean cooking

Ujjwala Yojana has crossed 10 crore LPG connections, but the next challenge is making clean cooking affordable enough to sustain. #Ujjwala Read more »