The southwest monsoon has always occupied a special place in India’s economic history. Even today, despite rapid industrialisation, technological progress and the emergence of a diversified economy, the arrival of the monsoon continues to influence...
Rising consumption is increasingly a reflection of rising private costs, not rising well-being—making aggregates a fragile guide to lived welfare. India’s latest consumption numbers tell a comforting story. Household spending is rising, rural–urban gaps are...
The latest assessments of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the Asian Development Bank suggest that the defining challenge of the coming decade is not merely sustaining GDP growth, but improving its quality,...
With China dominating every step of the solar energy production chain, governments in India and Europe are looking to reduce their overreliance on a single supplier. In December 2025, Italy awarded more than 1.1 gigawatts...
Wars are fought on battlefields, but their deepest economic consequences are often felt far beyond them. Long before military conflicts subside, commodity markets—including energy—become unsettled, shipping routes grow uncertain, and financial markets in India and...
India’s experience suggests that the future of money may lie not in replacing cash, but in redefining its role. Few developments in modern economics are as intriguing as India’s evolving monetary landscape. Conventional wisdom would...
Updating the foundation of India’s economic report card from the old 2011-12 framework to the updated 2022-23 base year is one of the most critical statistical resets we have seen lately. This comprehensive overhaul establishes...
India’s Union Budget 2026–27 has been widely interpreted through its headline metrics—fiscal deficit targets, nominal growth projections, and assurances of consolidation with continuity. Yet a closer reading of the detailed fiscal architecture, particularly the “Budget...
India today presents an unusual contradiction. It is a nation that saves heavily, aspires boldly, and increasingly engages with formal finance—yet struggles to convert accumulated wealth into sustained productive investment. Household resources continue to gravitate...
Negotiations for the EU-India FTA began in 2007 but were suspended in 2013 before being formally relaunched in 2022. The conclusion of the agreement on January 27, 2026, was driven by a powerful geopolitical imperative...
Headline growth numbers often carry a quiet authority. They reassure, they stabilise expectations, and they shape public narrative. Yet, in macroeconomic analysis, comfort is not the same as clarity. An economy may continue to post...
This article provides an assessment of the global economic outlook based on the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update of19 January 2026 and the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects update of 13 January...