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INFOSPHERE

2026

February

A reckoning for India’s aviation sector

Big Spending, Few Jobs: The Employment Paradox in Budget 2026

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Budget 2026: The hidden costs of India’s fiscal consolidation

Budget 2026-27: If India Borrows More to Spend, Why Does it Deliver Less Welfare?

2026

January

The US strike on Venezuela wasn't just about Maduro - it's part of a highly risky geopolitical matrix

US and the doctrine of unilateral force

India’s progress on its climate targets

India's Troubled Relationship Between Capex, Infra-Growth and Employment Creation

Sovereignty without safety at the Thailand-Cambodia frontier

US' action in Venezuela, a dangerous precedent

India Could Lead a Third Way in AI Geo-governance

The bricks and steel trap

December

2025

India’s Arctic Access Through Russia Is a Strategic Game Changer

How exports are concentrated in few States

November

Haryana's Half-Won Battle is a Paradoxical Study of Glittering Progress and Deep-Seated Decay

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Waiting for a bubble to burst: Decoding the next American financial crisis

Bihar Assembly elections: Welfare dependency or governance reform?

Bihar election manifestos: Illusion of welfare, reality of debt

October

Opinion | Straight Talk: Just How Big Is The Effect Of Trump Tariffs On India?

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Across India, state finances tell the same story: Fiscal fragility, ever-expanding welfare state

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2025 Economics Nobel Prize Shows Why Innovation Alone Won't Secure Growth

Opinion | 95% Of Gen-AI Projects Are Failing - And Markets Can Smell The Fear

September

Is Middle Class Really Better Off with New GST Rates? It's All in the Fine Print

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The Masked Reality of India’s Growth Numbers

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Tax Reform or Compliance Squeeze? Reading the Income Tax Bill 2025

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GST 2.0 Explained: PM’s Reform Ahead of Festive Season Requires a Closer Reading of Household Macroeconomics

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For India, the Russia-China Framework Does Not Create a Resilient Economic Space

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Opinion | Cheap Oil, Heavy Costs: How India's China-Russia Embrace Could Backfire

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India's Informal Manufacturing Sector is Collapsing, Tariffs Will Further Starve it of Oxygen

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GST 2.0 Generates Headlines But Sidesteps the Difficult Work of Genuine Economic Transformation

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August

Meghnad Desai Reimagined Markets, Marx and Economics for the Global South

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Modi Govt Cannot Afford to Ignore Its Broken Retirement and Entitlement Planning For Seniors...

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Swadeshi call and the Goldilocks myth

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India's Election Commission and its Electoral Integrity Has Seriously Been Questioned

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Brain drain to brain gain: How India can reclaim early career scientific talent from the US

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July

Can India Strike a Fair Deal With an Uncertain America?

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India's Trade Moment in a Fragmented World Can Shape a Sustainable and Inclusive Global Economic Future

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‘New’ Trump Tariffs May Further Expose India’s Own Structural Weaknesses

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How to Measure India's Inequality

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Trump’s tariffs have hit South Korea and Japan. India has been wise in charting a cautious path

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The Silent Emergency: How Gaps in Healthcare System are Making Indians Poorer

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India Faces Tariff Heat. Will It Spark Economic Reform?

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World Bank claims a drastic reduction in inequality in India. There is more to the story

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How Ageing Democracies Became Fiscally Paralysed

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June

Opinion | Iran-Israel Escalation, And The Question Of 'Oil'

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Fiscal and investment credibility, not headline numbers, will drive India’s economic growth

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Why Indian Rivers Should Be Granted the Rights They Deserve

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Can India Strike a Fair Deal With an Uncertain America?

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May

India’s public sector needs structural reform, not temporary fixes

Public Transportation

Forging Trade Ties in a Fragmented World

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April

Opinion | Trump Just Changed The Very Meaning Of Tariffs

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How protectionist politics is reshaping Indians’ education abroad

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India’s opposition in disarray after BJP’s Delhi victory

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Pahalgam Has Proved J&K's GDP Can't Be Taken as the Sole Indicator of 'Normalcy'

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Trump’s Trade War Will Disproportionately Hit Developing Nations

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March

Financial Aid, Reforms, Infrastructure: How Are India's States Spending on Higher Education?

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February

Delhi's Political Earthquake: How AAP's Fortress Crumbled, One Seat A Time

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India, US and Economic Goals in an Age of Deal-Making

Making Sense of Delhi’s Political Earthquake: Where Did AAP Lose This Election?

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Footnotes to the Delhi shake-up

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How Extreme Climatic Conditions are Disrupting India's Economy

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What May Help Swing Delhi Elections in Favour of AAP?

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Can Union Budget 2025 Save India’s Shrinking Middle Class?

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Will the Modi Govt Fix the Economy With the Union Budget 2025?

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What May Help Swing Delhi Elections in Favour of AAP?

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Budget 2025: A Chance to Acknowledge and Address India's Growing Debt Burden

January

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