Data centre

Data centre ambitions need a clean power bargain

India’s data centre incentives should require new clean power and fair grid funding, protecting households from higher electricity costs. #datacentre Read more »
India-New Zealand FTA

India-New Zealand FTA faces the test of commercial use

India-New Zealand FTA widens trade and professional mobility while retaining farm safeguards and setting a private investment ambition. #India #NewZealand #FTA Read more »
Global public debt

Global public debt is narrowing India’s fiscal choices

Rising global public debt could raise India’s financing costs and constrain development spending as governments refinance at higher rates. #publicdebt Read more »
France protests

France protests expose a state that spends but disappoints

France protests expose a gap between high public spending and unreliable services, with lessons from housing and youth unrest abroad. Read more »
MSMEs

MSMEs face a growing squeeze on profitability

A printing shop's economics reveal why India's MSMEs cannot keep absorbing higher costs without sacrificing future investment. #MSMEs Read more »
India’s critical minerals strategy

India’s critical minerals strategy needs more than diplomacy

India's overseas critical minerals strategy need political-risk protection, affordable finance and domestic processing capacity. #criticalminerals Read more »
Startup funding

Startup funding recovery leaves smaller firms behind

India's Startup funding recovery recovery favours larger deals, leaving early-stage and deeptech startups struggling to secure funding. #startups #funding Read more »
UPI MDR

UPI MDR isn’t about card fees, it’s about a lapsed subsidy

India's proposed UPI MDR exposes the limits of budgetary subsidies and raise questions about who should pay for digital payments. #UPI #MDR Read more »
China's non-tariff barriers

China’s non-tariff barriers expose limits of India’s FTA push

Trade agreements promise export growth, but non-tariff barriers and domestic weaknesses limit gains for Indian manufacturers. #China #FTA Read more »
pollution pricing

Can pollution pricing help Delhi-NCR clean its air?

Pollution pricing could help Delhi-NCR reduce industrial emissions, but effective monitoring and interstate coordination are essential. #pollution Read more »