Why India’s Trade Deficit Goes Beyond US Tariffs
India’s trade deficit is a result of income-sensitive key exports, weak global demand and an inefficient manufacturing ecosystem
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The Price of Growth: Corruption’s Toll on India Inc
To operate globally, in the interdependent, globalised world, Indian politics must reform, to relieve India Inc of the burden of financing Indian democracy off the books.
Municipal Bonds in the Global South: Exploring the Barriers to Adoption and Sustainable Growth in Infrastructure Financing
On October 16, Rajkot became the first city in the country to issue municipal bonds for the current financial year and only the 17th city in the country to raise money through bonds to fund eight water and sanitation projects.
The Evolution of Inequality in India
The ruling BJP leadership attacked it as a Robin Hood idea of stealing from the rich to give to the poor. The idea makes sense given the rising inequality in India and its macroeconomic implications. Just before the elections, the government claimed that multidimensional poverty has declined drastically and that poverty has been almost eliminated. This needs analysis. For that some conceptual clarity is required.
Lasting Measures Needed to Tame Food Inflation
From the supply side, farmers need remunerative prices through better post-harvest management and marketing support
Institutions that Make Capitalism Tick Make for Prosperity: Decoding the Economics Nobel of 2024
Sound institutions make countries rich, say the Nobel laureates, meaning institutions that make capitalism work
From DESH to the SEZ Amendment Bill (2024): Another Attempt at Revamping SEZ’s?
The proposed SEZ (Special Economic Zone) Amendment Bill (2024) marks yet another attempt by the Indian government to reform and improve the functioning of SEZ’s.