India’s fiscal strategy in recent years has thrived on a very favorable economic landscape. High nominal GDP growth—driven by post-pandemic recovery in india, rising inflation, and strong price effects—created a substantial revenue cushion. Even moderate...
The First Advance Estimates of National Income for 2025–26 released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) present, at first glance, a picture of macroeconomic stability. Real GDP growth is projected at a...
The United Nations’ World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) Report 2026, released on 8 January 2026, characterises the global economy of 2025 with a carefully chosen word: resilience. Global output growth, estimated at around 2.8...
The Indian economy exits calendar year 2025 having demonstrated an important, if understated, achievement: it held the line in an increasingly fragmented and uncertain global environment. Growth in India remained robust by international standards, inflation...
Economic textbooks are built on elegant, linear relationships. Lower interest rates reduce the appeal of a currency; higher rates strengthen it. Rate cuts encourage capital to move toward risk assets, lifting equities and easing pressure...
The rupee’s journey beyond ₹90 is not an abrupt collapse but a culmination of long-running pressures that have now converged. For years, the currency had been trading above its fundamental value, held there by capital...
The IMF’s recent engagement with India — most clearly reflected in its 2025 Article IV staff report (released 21 November 2025) and in its updated Data Adequacy Assessment (DAA) framework — has done something that...
On 21 November 2025, India completed one of its most ambitious labour reforms by operationalising the four consolidated Labour Codes — the Code on Wages, the Industrial Relations Code, the Social Security Code, and the...
For decades, the H-1B visa has been a cornerstone of the U.S.-India economic relationship. It’s more than a work permit; it’s a bridge for talent, a driver of remittances, and a symbol of global opportunity....
India Growth Story: Each time India’s GDP data is released, the headlines celebrate growth. Yet behind those glossy numbers lies a more subtle question: how “real” is this real growth we so readily accept? The...
Every few years, the world finds itself startled by a sudden financial disruption that “nobody saw coming.” That statement is never really true. The signs are usually blinking red for long enough — the problem...
The global economy today feels like a long-distance train that is still moving — but slowing as it climbs a steep slope. Every country is tightening its grip on the guardrail. But here’s the twist: India...