Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.
The theme this year has been aptly called the “Diaspora: Reliable Partner for India’s Progress in the Amrit Kaal ‘ as India embarks on an unprecedented developmental journey during the next 25 years and the diaspora becomes an integral part of this ascent.
TK Arun A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court has upheld the legality of the government’s decision to demonetise high-value currency notes. The court is spot on. It is not the court’s place to sit in judgment on the soundness…
But rarely is a Janus view as much an imperative to anticipate the contours of the new year, as we move into 2023. A clear vision of 2022 is essential to clear the mist over 2023.
Aditi Narayani Paswan The adjectives that come to mind when describing Savitribai Phule are ‘path-breaking’, ‘conviction’ and ‘reform’. She was reforming the society at a time when educating the girl child was unthinkable, in addition to the limping barriers that…
A significant shift away from the world’s major weapons-producing region is underway, with impressive gains for China and to an extent India. The world witnessed a significant surge in arms sales from countries in the Asia-Oceania region in 2021. Despite supply-related disruptions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, arms sales by the 100 most important weapons manufacturing companies stood at $592 billion, representing an increase of 1.9 percent from 2020.
n December 2022, the World Bank revised upwards its GDP growth forecast for India to 6.9 percent for 2022-23, underlining the fact that the Indian economy was showing higher resilience to global shocks. This economic trajectory of India also gives India a distinct place in global politics today. There is a reason why the West, despite its differences with India over Ukraine, has continued to substantively engage with New Delhi.
Tightening monetary policy is going to increase the yield on US treasury security, making the dollar stronger. India’s external sector numbers are not looking good. In the second quarter, the current account deficit widened to $23.9 billion, the highest since 2012.