Go for the unthinkable; import wheat to curb food prices inflation
India should also export the damaged wheat FCI procured this season to meet the world’s need for animal feed
Need to introduce DR-TB regimens that give patients a better chance at life
With almost 3.2 lakh estimated TB deaths in 2022, we need speedy policymaking for all aspects of TB to reduce the loss of lives
Explicit RBI guidance is not necessarily useful
An RBI paper found that clarity of communication works well as a central bank tool when policy rates are low, but needn’t when they go higher. Too little ambiguity may even be risky
Make space to embrace stillness in an increasingly hectic world
A calm mind has multiple benefits that must not be lost under an emphasis on work productivity
Gender sensitivity works in favour of economic growth
Evidence has piled up of how gender injustice hurts everyone’s welfare but the commitment to fix it is weak
The global impact of policy calls may affect our rupee ambitions
Limited fiscal headroom and ideological signals of trade policy could get in the way of efforts to globalize India’s currency
An angerholic nation could yet undergo de-addiction
Anger causes a chemical brain rush that could result in actual addiction and pose society a detox challenge
What Does AI Imply for India’s Growth?
It turns out that automation was actually coming, but it hit low-skilled services faster and harder than it ever hit manufacturing
Establishing a foreign K-12 school in India
If more foreign schools show interest in India, the Indian government may find merit in having a separate set of legislation to allow setting up of foreign K-12 schools in the country
GST@6: Forward looking thought
As we enter the seventh year of the GST regime, it is crucial to address the prolonged issues and challenges while embracing forward-looking thoughts.
Explainer: 308 Indians held in Pakistan’s prisons. Here’s why
The arrest and detention of fishermen on both sides has been a recurring theme in bilateral relations. Given that the maritime boundaries between the two countries are somewhat blurry, fishermen have been caught in the net of...
It’s time to double down on our digital expansion
India’s internet coverage has expanded and successes been noted but we still have plenty of catching up to do with the rest of the world for our ambitions of a digital economy to be met
Central bankers should ponder coin tossing odds and avoid golf
Caught napping by an unlikely run of price stability, many have been too gradual in their response
Import licensing on its own is not an industrial policy
The use of such licences is hard to justify even if government props for some industries may work out well
Will our new investment cycle be Keynesian or Schumpeterian?
Whether it’s old industries or new that will see asset creation matters because their ideal supportive policy frameworks differ