social sector spending

India’s social sector spending burden is shifting to states

Indian states' social spending has risen, but tighter fiscal space and falling education shares expose a human-capital...
ILO gig-work convention

ILO gig-work convention exposes gaps in India’s labour laws

India’s current account deficit

India’s current account deficit needs an export cure

RBI data governance draft

RBI data governance draft redraws bank-fintech ties

SEBI closing auction

SEBI closing auction exposes a derivatives settlement flaw

SEBI closing auction improves price discovery, but expiry volatility shows why derivatives settlement methodology needs a rethink....
UPI at 10: Financial inclusion

UPI at 10: Financial inclusion needs a second act

Global bond sell-off

Global bond sell-off exposes the cost of high debt

GDP growth numbers

GDP growth numbers need scrutiny, not shortcuts

migration is not crisis

Migration is not a crisis or a cure-all; it just needs to be managed

Migration can transform lives and enrich societies, and also generate genuine pressures and vulnerabilities.
social sector spending

India’s social sector spending burden is shifting to states

far-right and democracies

Why far-right ideas appeal beyond the fringe

information crisis democracies

An information crisis hidden by opaque Big Tech

ILO gig-work convention

ILO gig-work convention exposes gaps in India’s labour laws