India’s Agricultural Export Policy: Performance, Gaps, and Reform Priorities
India is the world’s second largest agricultural producer, however it contributes to only 2.35% share of global agricultural exports as of 2022.
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West Asia Crisis: The Poor’s Economic Burden Remains Unseen
Arun Kumar The war in West Asia has produced a supply shock, the impact of which on the economy, and especially the unorganised sector, is not getting captured. The official data and reality are diverging. An economic shock due to…
Agency, autonomy, accessibility: The promise of nari shakti in Women’s Reservation Bill
Women’s participation is not merely about representation; it is about transforming democratic institutions to make them more inclusive, equitable, just and responsive
Abu Dhabi’s OPEC exit signals a structural shift in the Gulf
The Arab unity is also no longer intact as countries explore the range of options from a forced or pragmatic modus vivendi to moving on to another end of the spectrum given the uncertainties of the West Asian region.
Gold, Geopolitics, and India’s Economic Discipline
Hon’able Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent appeal asking Indians to voluntarily avoid purchasing gold jewellery for one year is not merely a symbolic patriotic gesture.
BJP Bengal win dissolves the old Bhadralok order
'Bengal is caste-less' is a hegemonic notion peddled by the Bhadralok. It swept the crucial question of Dalit struggle, first under the red carpet and then the blue.
India’s Fuel Crunch Opens the Door for New Energy Service Companies
TK Arun These organisations could take on infrastructure upgrades needed to replace imported hydrocarbons with electricity as the main cooking fuel in India A new breed of energy service organisations (ESOs) would greatly facilitate the needed switchover from imported hydrocarbons…