Policy UpdateAnushree Khare Background India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is a monthly indicator from the National Statistical Office (NSO) that measures volume changes in physical production against a base year, acting as an early indicator of economic health. For…
Policy UpdateRiddhi Suthar Background The main piece of legislation in India that governs acceptance and utilization of foreign contributions and foreign hospitality by individuals, associations, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2010. The need for…
Policy UpdateSruti Halder Background India’s credit market has long suffered from a mismatch between the volume of formal financial data generated by citizens and enterprises and lenders’ ability to access it efficiently. Borrower information land records, tax filings, credit bureau…
Policy UpdateRashi Kothari Background The Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) phenomenon in India has emerged as a prominent structural shift in retail credit since 2021, accelerated by the integration of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) with instant digital underwriting. Unlike…
Asmatwali Background The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), comprising Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain, is one of India’s largest trading partner blocs. In FY 2024-25, bilateral trade touched USD 178.56 billion (exports of USD 56.87 billion and…
Policy UpdateSruti Halder Background The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016 established a time-bound framework for resolving corporate insolvency through the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), and licensed Insolvency Professionals. The Insolvency…
Mansi Tirthani Background Over the past decade, India’s welfare mechanism at macro economic level, has transitioned from indirect, leaky based subsidies into a more direct and digitized version focusing on asset and cash distribution networks. Based on the already existing…