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Inflation at 1.3%; below RBI band for 4th month

New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- New DelhiIndia's benchmark inflation rate was 1.3% in December 2025, staying on the lower side of RBI's target band of 4% plus or minus 2% for the fourth consecutive month. The v... Read More


Inflation at 1.3%; below RBI band for 4th month

New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- New DelhiIndia's benchmark inflation rate was 1.3% in December 2025, staying on the lower side of RBI's target band of 4% plus or minus 2% for the fourth consecutive month. The v... Read More


Backdrop for Budget: 7.4% growth estimated for FY26

India, Jan. 8 -- The Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.4% in the ongoing fiscal year, the National Statistical Office (NSO) said in its first advance estimates of gross domestic product released... Read More


Terms of Trade: The gig debate misses the woods for the trees

India, Jan. 7 -- What really is an organic issue in a country of 1.5 billion people is not easy to decipher. These days, it is often what the social media shows us trending is what passes for organic.... Read More


Terms of Trade: So long, employment guarantee.

India, Jan. 2 -- When this author decided to opt for an undergraduate degree in economics in 2001, political economy was the last thing on his mind. Political economy happened to me in Jawaharlal Nehr... Read More


A year when domestic policy did the heavy lifting

India, Jan. 1 -- In terms of economy, 2025 will be remembered as a year where domestic policy acted as a bulwark against external headwinds to growth. The process started from the 2025-26 Union Budget... Read More


A year when domestic policy did the heavy lifting

India, Jan. 1 -- In terms of economy, 2025 will be remembered as a year where domestic policy acted as a bulwark against external headwinds to growth. The process started from the 2025-26 Union Budget... Read More


An economic juggling act: AI, China, googlies from US

India, Jan. 1 -- 2025 began on an alarming note for the global economy, as Donald Trump started his second stint in the White House. His first presidency had seen the US switch gears from keeper of th... Read More


A year when domestic policy did the heavy lifting

India, Dec. 31 -- In terms of economy, 2025 will be remembered as a year where domestic policy acted as a bulwark against external headwinds to growth. The process started from the 2025-26 Union Budge... Read More


Roshan Kishore picks his favourite read of 2025

India, Dec. 26 -- Historical discourse in the Indian public sphere these days is mostly a choice between rigorous historiography but weak politics and political hubris but pedestrian historiography. T... Read More