India's Goldilocks economy isn't serving everybody well-deflation has left rural parts in distress

New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- Last month, the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) governor characterized the Indian economy as being in a "Goldilocks phase," implying a fortuitous period of low inflation and high gr... Read More

India's rural employment guarantee offered the poor a job security net that's about to weaken

New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- Last week, Parliament repealed the two-decade old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and passed the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika ... Read More

The government must act as a model employer to demonstrate its commitment to India's labour codes

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- India's government finally announced the implementation of the four labour codes passed by Parliament about five years ago, starting 21 November 2025. These four, namely the Code... Read More

Why India's new income survey won't address key questions around poverty and inequality

New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- The reliability of the household consumption surveys conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) for 2022-23 and 2023-24 for the measurement of poverty and inequality is a... Read More

As Bihar heads to polls, parties offer handouts but no real plan to uplift the state the way it needs to be

New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- Elections to the Bihar legislative assembly are nearing. The main contest is between India's two principal political formations: the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the op... Read More