Ease of doing business

Ease of doing business boils down to states capacity

India’s reform agenda has shifted from ease of doing business rankings to state capacity, where land, licences and local services decide investment. #easeofdoingbusiness Read more »
ITI reform

ITI reform must start with trainers, not showpieces

India’s skilling numbers have improved, but ITI reforms are held back by trainer gaps, weak OJT and low female enrolment. #ITIreforms Read more »
RBI IFR rule change

RBI IFR rule change favours PSBs, mid-cap banks

RBI IFR rules rollback frees internal bank buffers, with PSBs and select mid-cap private banks gaining more than large private lenders. #RBI Read more »
WhatsApp usernames

WhatsApp usernames face India’s fraud test

WhatsApp usernames protect phone numbers, but India wants answers on impersonation, fraud, and traceability before rollout. #Whatsapp #usernames Read more »
Caste wage gap

Caste wage gap weakens India’s education push

India’s skilling push cannot close caste wage gaps without measuring discrimination in private and informal work. #castegap #wage #discrimination Read more »
care economy

Care economy jobs can solve two labour failures

Ageing and smaller families are giving way to care economy, and India can turn it into paid work only with standards and public funding. #careeconomy #ageing Read more »
RBI Financial Stability Report

RBI Financial Stability Report flags small loans risk

RBI Financial Stability Report shows clean bank books, but household debt, micro firms and costlier deposits need closer watching. #RBI Read more »
West Bengal's debt

West Bengal’s debt: Economic growth must justify borrowing

West Bengal's debt-funded development can sustain only when institutions lift economic growth rate above borrowing costs. #WestBengal Read more »
Kerala migration

Kerala migration debate is trapped in remittance arithmetic

Kerala migration history and patterns should make it wary of treating workers from other states as outsiders. #Kerala #migration Read more »
yen crash against dollar

Yen crash shows limits of currency defence

The yen crash shows why reserves can slow currency pressure but cannot replace coherent monetary and fiscal policy. Read more »