NPS Central simplifies pension management, but irregular earnings and interrupted contributions still threaten retirement security. #NPS Read more »
Buying by domestic investors offers only limited protection against dollar outflows, higher oil costs, and pressure on India’s external accounts. #investors Read more »
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 widens trade and professional mobility while retaining farm safeguards and setting a private investment ambition. #India #NewZealand #FTA Read more »
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 expose a gap between high public spending and unreliable services, with lessons from housing and youth unrest abroad. Read more »
A printing shop's economics reveal why India's MSMEs cannot keep absorbing higher costs without sacrificing future investment. #MSMEs Read more »
India's overseas critical minerals strategy need political-risk protection, affordable finance and domestic processing capacity. #criticalminerals Read more »
India's Startup funding recovery recovery favours larger deals, leaving early-stage and deeptech startups struggling to secure funding. #startups #funding Read more »
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 »