Robust growth is good but India is up against more pressing challenges in need of policy action

New Delhi, June 11 -- Estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) released last week for 2025-26 have created a sense of euphoria over India's 7.7% expansion. While this is marginally higher than expect... Read More

Excessive austerity could worsen the economic situation that India is trying to escape

New Delhi, May 14 -- Earlier this week, India's Prime Minister exhorted citizens to adopt austerity measures by limiting purchase of gold, avoiding foreign travel, reducing consumption of edible oil, ... Read More

Episodes of labour unrest reveal the poor state of industrial relations in the country

New Delhi, April 30 -- Recent months have seen worker protests across states. Workers protested low wages and poor work conditions in an IOCL factory in Barauni, Bihar, in February. This was followed ... Read More

Rising food prices and a weak monsoon pose risks: India must act early to protect the most vulnerable

New Delhi, April 16 -- Two data releases on 13 April held important messages for the government on ensuring food security and shielding the livelihood of citizens. First, inflation estimates released ... Read More

Periodic Labour Force Survey 2025: Earnings aren't rising for large groups of Indian workers

New Delhi, April 2 -- Last week, the National Statistical Office (NSO) released its annual report of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for 2025. It differs from earlier PLFS reports in its cover... Read More

Himanshu: How India's farm sector could end up as a major casualty of the conflict in West Asia

New Delhi, March 19 -- The war in West Asia has raised geopolitical vulnerabilities. These are not only affecting countries in the region that are directly or indirectly involved in the war, but also ... Read More