Raising insurance FDI limits may improve capital and governance, but without fixing distribution and regulation, India’s penetration problem will persist. #FDI #insurance Read more »
India's nuclear policy must temper ambition with execution capacity and energy economics. #nuclear #SHANTIBill Read more »
US naval supremacy now depends on comparative production speed, not on the number of prestige platforms. Read more »
India’s textile industry failed to keep pace with global demand for synthetics, speed, and scale, leaving it behind China, Bangladesh, and Vietnam. #textile #industry Read more »
India’s PLI scheme has lifted smartphone exports, but its capital-heavy design and weak job focus limit its economic payoff. #PLIscheme #manufacturing Read more »
The sharp fall in multidimensional poverty since 2015 shows welfare delivery can work—but sustaining the gains will require better state capacity. Read more »
Europe’s Russia strategy based on containment through Ukraine risks repeating past wars, and a negotiated security framework is overdue. Read more »
West Bengal’s stubbornly high rate of child marriage exposes the limits of legal reform and income growth—and points to girls’ education as the most effective policy lever. #childmarriage #WestBengal Read more »
India’s distress migration and trafficking crisis cannot be solved without embedding mental health care into every stage of rescue and rehabilitation. #migration #mentalhealth Read more »
India tracks poverty in detail but lacks credible data on wealth inequality—undermining taxation, policy, and inequality debates. Read more »