562 provinces to 14 units: The colossal task of uniting India

India, Oct. 31 -- "Today we think of the integration of the states only in terms of the consolidation of the country, but few pause to consider the toils and anxieties that had to be undergone till, s... Read More

Terms of Trade| Bihar: Where fossil of a deadly beast is being sold as exotic

India, Oct. 31 -- The Oxford dictionary added the word meme in 2016. It is defined as "an image, a video, a piece of text, etc. that is passed very quickly from one internet user to another, often wit... Read More

'Understanding the past is important, not just to avoid mistakes, but to learn from successes'

India, Oct. 19 -- Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian's book A Sixth of Humanity: Independent India's Development Odyssey on India's political economy will be released on October 24. Kapur (DK) is cur... Read More

Indian democracy is good at providing representation, but not accountability

India, Oct. 18 -- Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian's book A Sixth of Humanity: Independent India's Development Odyssey on India's political economy will be released on October 24. Kapur (DK) is cur... Read More

'Understanding the past is important, not just to avoid mistakes, but to learn from successes'

India, Oct. 18 -- Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian's book A Sixth of Humanity: Independent India's Development Odyssey on India's political economy will be released on October 24. Kapur (DK) is cur... Read More

how indian political economy has changed since independence

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- A Sixth of Humanity: Independent India's Development Odyssey by Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian is a broad-brush comprehensive account of India's political economy since inde... Read More

Understanding India's oil trade with Russia | Number Theory

India, Oct. 17 -- India's oil trade with Russia is in the news once again, thanks to US President Donald Trump's statement that India has assured him that it will stop its oil purchases from Russia so... Read More

Terms of Trade: Has the political narrative shifted in Bihar?

India, Oct. 16 -- Nominations will close for both phases of the elections in Bihar in four days from now (this column is being written on Thursday morning). Through this week, it is the tussle within ... Read More

Explaining the collapse in India's retail inflation | Number Theory

India, Oct. 15 -- Retail and wholesale inflation numbers for the month of September were released on Monday and Tuesday. While retail inflation, as measured by Consumer Price Index (CPI) stood at 1.5%... Read More

IMF's WEO ups India's 2025-26 growth forecast

India, Oct. 15 -- India will continue to be the fastest growing major economy in the world and do better than it was expected to in July, the IMF said in its World Economic Outlook (WEO) released on T... Read More

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