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Terms of Trade | Will the 2024 Lok Sabha polls be a watershed or inconsequential in India's democratic journey?

India, April 16 -- India's 44-day-long election cycle for electing a new national government kicks off in three days. What is the basic nature of the political contest in 2024? The BJP wants to treat... Read More


retail INFLATION falls to 4.85% in march amid fuel price drop

New Delhi, April 13 -- India's benchmark inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), fell to 4.85% in March from its 5.09% level in February 2024. The reduction in inflation numbers is ... Read More


Terms of Trade | Indian liberals are having a Hilary Clinton moment

India, April 11 -- "You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Right? The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, I... Read More


Number Theory: Can inflation elephant go back to the jungle?

India, April 8 -- "Two years ago, around this time, when CPI inflation had peaked at 7.8% in April 2022, the elephant in the room was inflation. The elephant has now gone out for a walk and appears to... Read More


Number Theory: How do first and second Modi govts compare in economic sentiment?

India, April 6 -- That India is the world's fastest growing major economy and it will become the third largest economy in the world under the third Narendra Modi government is a given -- and also a bi... Read More


Terms of Trade | What critique of BJP gets wrong about Indian democracy

India, April 5 -- That the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been the dominant political player in India since its 2014 victory is beyond doubt. That Narendra Modi is the most popular politician India ... Read More


Terms of Trade | What explains the disconnect between economic inequality and politics in India?

India, March 29 -- The Paris-based World Inequality Lab recently published a paper which claims that economic inequality in India is the highest it has ever been since the British Raj. Like every othe... Read More


Terms of Trade | Transparency is overrated in realpolitik in India

India, March 22 -- The Election Commission of India, this week, finally released data which makes it possible to map donors and recipients for almost three-fourths of the total amount donated via Elec... Read More


Number Theory: Making sense of latest CPI and WPI numbers

India, March 14 -- We now have both retail and wholesale inflation numbers for February. While the Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew at 5.1% in February, the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) rose by just 0.2... Read More


Terms of Trade | From coalition-dharma to coalition-karma for BJP's allies

India, March 14 -- The BJP dumped its alliance partner, the JJP in Haryana earlier this week, which had the deputy chief minister's position in the government. The decision, most likely, is driven by... Read More