Sri Lanka's Indirect Taxes are Among the Highest in the World: Negatively Impacting Middle Class

New Delhi, Nov. 2 -- According to the latest official data, the Sri Lankan economy grew by 4.7 percent during the first half of 2026. Although many analysts hail this as an indication of a stable econ... Read More

India's Poverty Reduction: But Is It Translating into Shared Economic Prosperity?

New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- The reported decline in India's extreme poverty, from 27.1% in 2011 to 2.6% in 2023, as reflected in the World Bank's October 2026 Poverty and Equity Brief, is undoubtedly a major... Read More

South Asia's Literary Stages Need to Give Recognition to Translators

New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- A reader may travel across several languages before meeting a book's author on a festival stage. The translator who made that encounter possible can still be missing from the conv... Read More

Progress of Education in Jammu and Kashmir: It's not Mere Enrolment That Matters but Learning and Skills

New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- The correct understanding of Jammu and Kashmir's educational scenario lies between the official claims and the public criticism. Of course there are achievements, but there is als... Read More

South Asia's Green Transition: Need for Regional Cooperation to Capture Value

New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- India's ambitions in electric vehicles, critical minerals and semiconductors reflect a search for industrial strength and strategic autonomy. Yet the region's experience raises a... Read More

India Growing Rapidly, Yet Youth Restlessness and General Pessimism Remains a Paradox

New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- An Uber driver says he works longer hours than before, yet takes home less money. After fuel, maintenance, loan instalments and the platform's deductions, little remains. His exp... Read More

Mumbai's Civic Engagement Initiative: Who is it Meant to Serve?

New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- Geographically, Mumbai is a peninsular city that faces significant environmental challenges throughout the year such as urban flooding, deteriorating air quality index, and now t... Read More

Can South Asia Build a Microfinance System That Protects the Poor?

New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- e cycle, or when the lender's incentives favour disbursement over suitability. The fourth group, households genuinely ready for investment may need not only capital but training... Read More

Divided Growth in South Asia: Need for Regional Economic Architecture

New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- The projections in the October 2026 World Economic Outlook (WEO), published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), indicate differing economic growth prospects among South Asi... Read More

Beyond GDP: Economic Growth, Social Wellbeing, and Lessons From the Bhutan Model

Https, Oct. 29 -- I recently came across a simple yet psychologically challenging film, The Lunchbox (2013), in which Ila, a married woman disillusioned with the complexities of her life and her husba... Read More

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