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Evaluating the Inefficacy of GST Rate Cuts in Achieving Policy Objectives

Arun Kumar The move’s adverse impact on the unorganised sector is likely to overwhelm its positive impact on the organised sector. The GST rate reduction on a large number of items seems appropriate. The GST Council unanimously agreed to this major rationalisation…

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Targeted Public Distribution System

Policy UpdateAsmeet Kaur The Targeted Public Distribution System is India’s largest initiative, drafted to provide essential food grains at subsidized prices to the most vulnerable section of society. The government of India launched it in June 1997 to replace the…

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India–Gulf Countries: Circular Economy Partnerships

Policy UpdateDevshi Satish Mishra What is meant by “Circular Economy”? The circular economy is a system that could be understood as a move towards sustainable development. It is a system wherein materials are fully utilised, which allows nature to be…

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The Tariff Pivot:Forcing India’s Hand from Commodity Exports to Value-Creation

After more than three years, China’s top diplomat and Politburo member Wang Yi visited New Delhi this week for the 24th round of India-China Special Representative talks.

The last round took place in December 2019, but the Galwan Valley clashes in June 2020 brought the dialogue to a halt. Talks resumed only in December 2024 in Beijing, following a Narendra Modi–Xi Jinping meeting in Kazan, Russia, in October that year.

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Beyond Tariffs:How the US-India Trade War Reshapes Global Alliances

President Donald Trump signed an executive order earlier this month, imposing an additional 25% tariff on India for its imports from Russia, thereby raising the total tariff level to 50%. This World Trade Organization (WTO)-inconsistent tariff, whose implementation was notified by the Trump administration on Tuesday, is going to heavily affect India’s $48.2-billion merchandise exports to the US. The merchandise exports account for almost 60% of India’s export to the US. The US has already raised the tariffs for all other trade partners with a variation between 10% to 50%.

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