Decoding India’s Q2 GDP: Growth Drivers and Data Integrity
The Gross Domestic Product or GDP growth rate for quarter two of 2025-2026 has come at a whopping 8.2% – which is a six-quarter high – much faster than experts expected. The Re
Prof Nilanjan Banik
Visiting Consultant
PhD (Utah State University); M.A.(Delhi School of Economics)
Dr Banik is currently Professor and Program Director (BA, Economics and Finance), at Mahindra University, India. (July 2021-Present). He is also a Research Fellow, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea (September 2019-Present).
Academic Consultant, Geneva Network, United Kingdom (April 2015-Present).
Research Areas
Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation, Science and Technology
Centres
The Pro-Business Pivot: How Modern Labour Codes Prioritize Industry Over Protection
That Labour Codes will create a divide between workers and businesses was a given. The former have opposed them since 2019 when the Code on Wages was passed by parliament followed
India-France: Co-Producing Cinema for Global Audiences
While India and France have a deep cultural association, the film alliance between them has only clearly formed over the recent decades. What began as an occasional exchange of fil
Building Practical VR Skills and Infrastructure in India
The global economics of AI and VR are no longer abstractions. They're balance-sheet realities reshaping productivity frontiers and national competitiveness. VR is maturing from nov
Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme (ESDP)
India’s push for self-employment and micro-enterprise development has taken several forms over the decades, but the Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme (ESDP) is amo
Beyond the Red Ribbon: Humanizing the Future of HIV Care in India
When India diagnosed its first case of HIV in 1987, it was met with silence, fear, and judgment. The virus was poorly understood, and those living with it were often treated as out
Expanding the Definition: The Case for Recognizing Cancer-Related Disabilities in India
India is witnessing a troubling paradox. Advances in diagnosis and treatment mean that more people are surviving cancer than ever before. Yet the very systems that should protect t
Netanyahu’s Strategic Play: The Abraham Pact and Somaliland
Anil Trigunayat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not miss any strategic opportunity, be it domestically or internationally. His recognition of breakaway Somaliland
Decoding China’s Mixed Economic Signals: Surplus, Innovation and Challenge
Srikanth Kondapalli China should be content with the way it managed to reverse the United States’ tariff wars, with Sun Tzu’s dictum – “winning without fighting”. The yea