India’s FTAs

India’s FTAs need competitiveness, not just access

India’s FTAs with Japan and South Korea show that market access is no substitute for industrial capability. #FTAs Read more »
India’s food safety system

India’s food safety gap: Why enforcement alone cannot fix it

India’s food safety system is improving, but staffing shortages and weak testing limit expose consumers to daily risk. #foodsafety Read more »
India growth story falters

India growth story faces deeper structural gaps

Structural weaknesses in jobs, manufacturing and finance could affect India growth story. Read more »
IT hiring slowdown

IT hiring slowdown signals structural reset

IT hiring slowdown signals the end of mass campus recruitment as firms prioritise skills, margins, and deal-linked hiring. #IT #hirings Read more »
Industrial policy

Industrial policy revival: What India must get right

Industrial policy is back, but for India, success will depend on execution, not intent. #industry #policy Read more »
business correspondent model

Business Correspondent network is failing financial inclusion

Fraud is rising not in boardrooms but in rural banking touchpoints where business correspondent incentives are misaligned. Read more »
rise in intellectual property filings

Intellectual property in India: Growth in filings, gaps in outcomes

India’s intellectual property filings are rising fast, but enforcement and quality gaps persist mar commercialisation and ownership. Read more »
India South Korea ties

India-South Korea ties: Closing divergence, forging partnership

South Korea’s economic growth model offers practical lessons for India’s manufacturing drive. Read more »
urban incomes

Urban incomes growth masks real inequality divide

Urban incomes are rising fast, but high cost of living and job insecurity dilute the gains. #urbanincome #wages #rural Read more »
LPG prices, Ujjwala Yojana

LPG price shock exposes India’s clean cooking gap

Rising LPG prices risk reversing gains in clean household energy use, and exposes dependence strain in India’s clean cooking push. #LPG Read more »