Budget 2026 bets on metros and rail, but economic productivity depends on urban governance, mobility, road-space reform, and operating capacity. #Budget2026 Read more »
The US-India tariff deal locks in asymmetries that will shape exports, energy security, and India’s balance of payments. Read more »
India’s medical device manufacturing strategy is colliding with gaps in regulation, testing, and high-risk manufacturing, and PLI cannot bridge these alone. #PLI #medicaldevices Read more »
Budget 2026 has cut RoDTEP scheme allocation by 45% to ₹10,000 crore, signalling a shift in India’s export support strategy. Read more »
India's trade deals are not just economic milestones; they are tests of how far strategic autonomy can stretch in a fragmented global economy. Read more »
India’s trade agreements are no longer technical documents - they are instruments of economic statecraft shaping supply chains and citizen welfare. Read more »
Even as allocations for flagship social and infrastructure programmes, tens of thousands of crores meant for these schemes remain parked in states’ SNA funds. #SNA Read more »
After years of tariff battles and strategic bargaining, the India-US trade deal promises lower duties, expanded market access and a deeper geopolitical alignment aimed partly at countering China. #China #US Read more »
Budget 2026–27 allocation for MeitY looks smaller on paper, but revised numbers show a targeted expansion in semiconductors and electronics components. #Budget2026 Read more »
Rising female labour participation masks deeper constraints without time use gender statistics, employment surveys misread women’s work and misguide policy. #gender Read more »