Taiwan's universal cash handout: Its economic rationale holds a lesson for similarly placed India

New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- For 2025, Taiwan's GDP growth of more than 7% is the fastest in more than a decade, powered by a boom in semiconductors, AI servers and electronics exports. Yet, private consumpt... Read More

We can't rely on capital inflows for rupee stability anymore: India's economic model needs to change

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- India presents a macroeconomic paradox today. GDP growth is among the fastest in the world, inflation is nearly zero and the fiscal deficit is in check. Yet the Indian rupee is A... Read More

India's labour reform has arrived in one sweep-but laws alone won't create jobs or a dynamic labour market

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- A historic step has been taken. On 21 November 2025, India formally brought into effect its four Labour Codes: the Code on Wages (2019), Industrial Relations Code (2020), Code on... Read More

India's new labour framework is a historic reform but laws alone can't create jobs and lend the job market dynamism

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- A historic step has been taken. On 21 November 2025, India formally brought into effect its four Labour Codes: the Code on Wages (2019), Industrial Relations Code (2020), Code on... Read More

Ajit Ranade: Cash handouts are politically popular but what do they imply for inflation, welfare and fiscal health?

New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- What happens when a helicopter drops a large amount of cash on a local economy? Does the local GDP go up instantly? Of course not. Even a schoolkid's intuition tells you that the... Read More

Hard-won RTI gains are at risk as privacy legislation tilts the balance against demands of democracy

New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- In March 2003, the Supreme Court passed a historic verdict that filled a legislative gap. It made the disclosure of wealth details and criminal records of election candidates man... Read More