Economy

On counter-cyclical fiscal policy

The risk with fiscal consolidation is that it may dampen growth. However, if fiscal consolidation can accommodate a growing capex
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The spirit of cooperative federalism

Since 2014, the Centre has invested in infrastructure through its capex push. A key driver is the Special Assistance scheme,
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Manufacturing, tech, and India: The Indian economy must shift to manufacturing and should leverage tech

Indian companies and start-ups are getting into new emerging or sunrise areas such as electric vehicles (EVs), advanced chemistry batteries,
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India Inc gets global play: Allowing public companies to list on IFSC will make them

A company intending to raise capital from foreign jurisdictions would issue securities to the depositories incorporated in that particular jurisdiction
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Interim Budget 2024: Balancing ease of doing business with ease of living

The Budget has clearly focused on balancing growth and development (in other words, focus on ease of doing business and
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Interim Budget 2024: A commitment to continuity & fiscal discipline

Stability a key ingredient as the govt prepares the recipe for ‘Vikasit Bharat’. The interim Budget truly exemplifies the principle
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Budget 2024: Paving the path to a $1 trillion real estate industry

As we stand at the cusp of a new fiscal year, it’s inevitable to reflect on the transformative journey that
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Where’s the V-shaped recovery?

Data on real wages, jobs, savings, consumption, etc, point at a K-shaped rebound The World Inequality Report 2022 called India
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Surging labour force in economic activity with social security

Despite black swan events, labour market indicators have exhibited V-shaped recovery between 2004-05 and 2022-23 with 2017-18 being the nadir.
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Why expansion of BRICS is so profound for the global economy

The enlarged grouping accounts for almost 37% of world’s GDP if one uses the purchasing power parity measurement method, while
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