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Balancing capex and deficits in an era of coconuts, factories and high-speed trains

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The new Union budget presented by Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday was crafted against a set of unique circumstances that have emerged in an increasingly turbulent world over the past... Read More


The Centre's debt-control strategy will be tested by uncertain nominal growth and new demands

New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- The world has changed dramatically since Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union budget in February 2025. US President Donald Trump has taken a wrecking ball to the institutional ... Read More


India's real economic growth looks healthy but fiscal space will shrink unless its nominal pace picks up

New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- The first estimates of Indian economic growth during the ongoing financial year were released on 7 January. They have provided reasons for cheer as well as concern. The cheer com... Read More


Trade doesn't always promote peace: What could go wrong was observed and outlined 80 years ago

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The year that's drawing to a close will be remembered as the point at which US President Donald Trump overturned the global trading system that had been in place since World War ... Read More


India is easing its regulatory burden on businesses, but the battle against its inspector raj will be hard fought

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- The past few months have seen a spate of policy changes aimed at reducing the regulatory burden on Indian enterprises. Here are a few examples. The government has withdrawn 114 qu... Read More


Strong growth with macro stability: Is India's economy on an impressive new path?

New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- The Indian economy is likely to end the ongoing financial year on a far stronger note than what was anticipated at its beginning. An average growth rate of 7.6% in the first hal... Read More


As UN climate talks approach, it's innovation that we should bet on for an energy transition

New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- The latest round of the UN conference on climate change will begin later this month in the Brazilian city of Belem. The rest of the world has to push ahead with the task of dealin... Read More