India's real economic growth looks healthy but fiscal space will shrink unless its nominal pace picks up

New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- The first estimates of Indian economic growth during the ongoing financial year were released on 7 January. They have provided reasons for cheer as well as concern. The cheer com... Read More

Trade doesn't always promote peace: What could go wrong was observed and outlined 80 years ago

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The year that's drawing to a close will be remembered as the point at which US President Donald Trump overturned the global trading system that had been in place since World War ... Read More

India is easing its regulatory burden on businesses, but the battle against its inspector raj will be hard fought

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- The past few months have seen a spate of policy changes aimed at reducing the regulatory burden on Indian enterprises. Here are a few examples. The government has withdrawn 114 qu... Read More

Strong growth with macro stability: Is India's economy on an impressive new path?

New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- The Indian economy is likely to end the ongoing financial year on a far stronger note than what was anticipated at its beginning. An average growth rate of 7.6% in the first hal... Read More

As UN climate talks approach, it's innovation that we should bet on for an energy transition

New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- The latest round of the UN conference on climate change will begin later this month in the Brazilian city of Belem. The rest of the world has to push ahead with the task of dealin... Read More

Aspirational growth: What should India do to achieve an 8% growth path?

New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- There has been welcome talk in recent days about raising the bar on economic performance. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the course of her opening remarks at the Kau... Read More