India-EU FTA

India-EU FTA gives exporters access, not guaranteed orders

The India-EU FTA cuts tariffs across most trade, but standards, scale and investment will decide whether Indian exporters will gain. #India #EU #FTA Read more »
Standard Chartered India

Standard Chartered India trims retail for affluent clients

Standard Chartered India’s branch cuts show foreign banks retreating from mass retail and chasing affluent clients. #StandardChartered #banking Read more »
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman

Bangladesh: BNP’s first hundred days raise troubling national questions

Political exclusion, economic uncertainty, security concerns and diplomatic imbalance mark Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s fledgling regime. Read more »
Fertiliser subsidy reform

Fertiliser subsidy reform needs a soil-linked DBT

Fertiliser subsidy DBT will work only if transfers arrive before sowing and follow Soil Health Card advice. #DBT #fertiliser Read more »
16th Finance Commission

Finance Commission narrows fiscal transparency for states

The 16th Finance Commission prepared state GSDP projections but did not publish them, weakening a useful fiscal benchmark. #FinanceCommission Read more »
graduate unemployment

Graduate unemployment shadows India’s degree boom

India has expanded higher education system, but SWI 2026 shows graduate unemployment has outpaced the enrolment boom. #unemployment #education Read more »
India’s clean energy

India’s clean energy push must avoid new import traps

India’s clean energy push cannot swap oil dependence for dependence on imported solar, batteries and critical minerals. #energy #imports Read more »
the India-US bilateral trade agreement

The India-US bilateral trade agreement: A deal on hold

Conflicting domestic economic policies, sudden judicial disruptions, and fresh American tariff investigations have upended the India-US bilateral trade agreement. Read more »
District export initiative

District export initiative must move beyond maps

The district export initiative will work only if it solves testing, logistics, credit and buyer access for MSMEs. #exports #MSMEs Read more »
World order

World order buckles as Iran war tests the West

The Iran war has exposed a world order where law exists, but enforcement bends before military power. #worldorder #Trump Read more »