Union Budget 2026-27

Budget 2026: Signals for jobs, skills, and the middle class

Union Budget 2026-27 doubles down on capex and tech-led growth, but outcomes hinge on job quality and delivery. #Budget2026 #capex #youth Read more »
solar module manufacturing

India’s solar module manufacturing boom meets US tariff wall

ALMM, tech upgrades, and financing-led exports will shape India’s solar module manufacturing future after the 126% US countervailing duty. #solarmodule Read more »
16th Finance Commission

16th Finance Commission: Why the north-south tax row has shifted

The 16th Finance Commission kept vertical devolution at 41% but changed the horizontal formula, altering the politics of India’s north-south fiscal debate. #FinanceCommission Read more »
Equitable AI

Equitable AI needs democratic governance, not declarations

Pledges at the New Delhi summit sound reassuring, but equitable AI will fail without democratic oversight, accountability, and contestable public systems. #AISummit #AI Read more »
coal block auctions india

Coal block timelines: Can strict deadlines fix production delays?

The government plans stricter coal block timelines and penalties to increase production without worsening regulatory and social risks. Read more »
NMP 2.0

NMP 2.0: Asset monetisation needs fiscal discipline

NMP 2.0 expands asset monetisation across highways, coal, ports and railways, but execution and fund redeployment will decide outcomes. #NMP #assetmonetisation Read more »
RBI Payments Vision 2025

RBI Payments Vision 2025: Inclusion gaps remain despite UPI success

RBI Payments Vision 2025 scaled digital payments, but usability, accessibility and fraud protection still lag for many users. #UPI #RBI #payments Read more »
Budget 2026, Tier II cities

Budget 2026: Tier II cities push lacks climate resilience

Budget 2026-27 backs tier II cities, but climate resilience and adaptation funding remain weak in the city economic region strategy. #infrastructure #climate Read more »
UPI global expansion

UPI global expansion faces the real cross-border test

UPI global expansion must solve settlement, merchant incentives, fraud liability, and sustainability to scale. #UPI Read more »
marco rubio muncich speech

Marco Rubio’s heritage pitch is industrial policy by other means

Marco Rubio framed heritage as a mandate for reindustrialisation, border control, defence effort, and tougher supply chain policy. Read more »