India’s desire to become Viksit Bharat by 2047 can be fulfilled only if the economy grows at 8% annually for the next 21 years. But such optimism overlooks a structural crisis. The headline GDP numbers conceal a blurred reality (notes former Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian rightly).
The Iran, US and Israel war has taken so many twists and turns, and the public display of Trumpian outbursts, Iranian calculations and Israeli defiance of any diktat or deal have the potential to derail the 14-point or clause Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was signed while Donald Trump was having dinner hosted by President Emmanuel Macron at Versailles and the Iranian President was signing it away from Tehran.
Policy UpdateSruti Halder Background The National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (NARCL) was conceived in the Union Budget 2021-22 as India’s government-backed “bad bank,” designed to aggregate and resolve large legacy non-performing assets (NPAs) sitting on the books of public sector…
Climate change has emerged as one of the defining challenges of the twenty-first century, demanding an unprecedented transformation of global energy systems and development pathways. As countries strive to fulfil their commitments under the Paris Agreement while ensuring sustainable economic growth, the transition towards cleaner energy has become central to climate action. For developing economies such as India, this transition is particularly significant, as it must simultaneously address energy security, economic development, environmental sustainability, and social equity.
Policy UpdateLubina Dua Background Odisha’s agricultural economy has long been marked by deep structural vulnerabilities. The state is home to one of India’s largest concentrations of small and marginal farmers, sharecroppers, and landless agricultural labourers — communities that have historically…
India-Sweden relations had been steadily deepening for close to a decade before the 2026 upgrade, anchored by the first India-Sweden Joint Action Plan (2018), the India-Sweden Innovation Partnership, and joint leadership of the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) since 2019, alongside existing defence and technology dialogues that had already given the relationship real substance.