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Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.

An International Perspective on India’s Debt Profile

This column examines India’s total nominal debt to nominal GDP ratio in the first quarter of 2022 from various segments from an international perspective. The debt analysis is not confined to the general government sector debt, as is often the case, but also includes household and corporate sector debt.

India’s Demographic Trends and Policy Imperatives

As the world welcomes the landmark of 8 billion persons, it may be useful to examine India’s demographic profile and select policy implications.  Demographic trends affect every aspect of the economy, finance, society, and politics. Indeed, analysts have observed that demographics is to economics what gravity is to physics. Therefore, a thorough understanding of emerging demographic trends for sound policies cannot be overemphasized.

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