Centralisation of Power and Constitutional Distortion in Pakistan
ON NOVEMBER 13, the president of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, signed into law, the 27th amendment to the country’s constitution
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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…
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…
Making GST Work: Transparency, Simplicity, and One Tax for One Nation
According to GoI’s response to a question in Parliament, there have been 42,673 instances of input tax credit fraud, worth ₹1,66,241 cr, cumulatively over FY21 and FY25 (up to January for the last fiscal).
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…
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.