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GDP growth a good sign
Sep 30, 2015

GDP growth a good sign

During the US visit, PM Narendra Modi reiterated that India is the fastest growing economy among large countries in the world. Showcasing India's high GDP growth when others are faltering is a good strategy which the government has adopted which pushes India in the limelight.

GDP growth a ray of hope, but agriculture still a big worry
Dec 05, 2017

GDP growth a ray of hope, but agriculture still a big worry

Growth in agriculture has registered a slowdown at 1.7 per cent, which means there will be problems in the rural areas.

GDP growth impacts voter behaviour
Dec 06, 2013

GDP growth impacts voter behaviour

The GDP growth does not mean much to the average voter. But prices do that matter as inflation cut into the budget for healthcare and education for children. Thus what will ultimately decide the outcome of the elections will be inflation and the government's inability to control it.

Gender issues amid a high GDP growth
Jan 01, 2019

Gender issues amid a high GDP growth

Women have been dropping off from the labour force which is a poor indicator of a country’s progress no matter what the GDP growth indicates.

Q1 GDP Growth Estimates: Encouraging but slightly below projections
Sep 19, 2022

Q1 GDP Growth Estimates: Encouraging but slightly below projections

A careful reading of the first quarter estimates of 2022-23 raises quite a few questions about whether the Indian economy is back on the growth path.

2024 मध्ये न्याय्य वित्तपुरवठ्यासाठी ODA मध्ये बदल करण्याची मागणी
Feb 01, 2024

2024 मध्ये न्याय्य वित्तपुरवठ्यासाठी ODA मध्ये बदल करण्याची मागणी

विकास वित्तपुरवठ्याच्या दृष्टिकोनातून 2024 हे वर्ष महत्त�

Africa: The Growing Continent
Nov 30, 2010

Africa: The Growing Continent

Some of the best performing countries of Africa -- Nigeria, South Africa and Botswana -- have GDP growth rates comparable with the fastest developing countries of the world. Their GDPs are the least volatile in Africa. Rwanda was declared the best reformer by the World Bank for encouraging business in the country.

Analysing India’s shifting economic landscape
Dec 06, 2023

Analysing India’s shifting economic landscape

Leveraging India’s demographic dividend through education, skill development, and job creation can boost economic growth

Aspirations must be backed by investments for the energy transition
Jan 16, 2024

Aspirations must be backed by investments for the energy transition

To achieve both its development goals and energy transition goals, India needs consistently higher levels of growth in national income to enhance the

Bangladesh’s economic future: A seven-point agenda
Jan 11, 2024

Bangladesh’s economic future: A seven-point agenda

With Awami League winning the 4th consecutive term, this re-election opens up interesting implications for the country’s economic future

Be flexible on reforms, ensure ‘pain’ is shared
Jan 06, 2018

Be flexible on reforms, ensure ‘pain’ is shared

Fiscal 2017-18 will end with a real GDP growth of 6.5 per cent, helped by low inflation, versus 7.1 per cent last year.

Chinese defence spending in the age of COVID-19
Jun 01, 2020

Chinese defence spending in the age of COVID-19

China’s mere 1.2% projected GDP growth for 2020 will undoubtedly pose problems for its recently declared defence budget, possibly leaving other crit

Controversy over GDP futile
Sep 04, 2018

Controversy over GDP futile

While it is true that the high GDP growth can mean that many more people are lifted out of poverty, it does not mean equitable growth. The rich have benefited a lot from the high GDP growth under both the UPA and NDA regimes. But very few poor have risen to high positions of wealth and power during both times.

Deciphering RBI’s monetary policy stance
Jun 20, 2023

Deciphering RBI’s monetary policy stance

A normal monsoon and the consequently softer inflation in food prices could force RBI’s hand on both its policy stance as well as on the policy rate

FDI opening timed wrongly
Dec 05, 2011

FDI opening timed wrongly

Opening up retail trade should not have happened at a time when inflation is high, GDP growth rate is falling, industrial growth and exports are declining. Unfortunately, it would take a long time for the multi-brand retailers to establish their own supply chains and hence inflation is unlikely to come down in the near future.

Financing India’s Green Transition
May 12, 2023

Financing India’s Green Transition

Climate change has emerged amongst India’s most formidable challenges to sustained GDP growth. To accelerate the implementation of the country’s commitments under the Paris Agreement and advance its progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, finance is key. India needs to develop a comprehensive strategy and an integrated policy approach that aligns the country’s financial systems with the long-term needs of the economy while incor

Impact of financial regulations on consumer financial behaviour
Jun 27, 2023

Impact of financial regulations on consumer financial behaviour

A balanced and flexible regulatory environment that can accommodate the changing needs of consumers while protecting their interests is required

India versus China: The importance of inclusive growth
May 03, 2011

India versus China: The importance of inclusive growth

In many ways, India and China are running parallel growth stories with high GDP growths. However, China seems to be taking stock of what has not been achieved by their high GDP growth and India should also be more concerned with the well-being of all Indians for a more harmonious society.

Indian economy — Struggling towards recovery
Sep 02, 2021

Indian economy — Struggling towards recovery

Breaking down the journey towards the high GDP growth in Q1FY22.

India’s current account: Navigating the road to a possible surplus
Oct 10, 2023

India’s current account: Navigating the road to a possible surplus

The fall in prices and the strengthening of international financial linkages will allow India to attain a current account surplus

India’s UPI Market: Projections for Growth Under Various GDP Scenarios
Sep 08, 2023

India’s UPI Market: Projections for Growth Under Various GDP Scenarios

This paper projects the nationwide and state-wise size of India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) market under various GDP growth scenarios. The market sizes under these scenarios are expressed in monetary values at the scale of both sub-national units and the Indian economy as a whole. With the help of transactions and market share data from Phonepe, a UPI company, the paper estimates the national and state-wise base case scenario market volu

Inflation soars, nation on the brink
Aug 09, 2010

Inflation soars, nation on the brink

The UPA government's economic policy is insensitive to the woes of the common man whose share of heady GDP growth is only high prices and misery. The fires of rage now sweeping India was only to be expected.

Is India getting the kind of FDI it needs?
Nov 10, 2017

Is India getting the kind of FDI it needs?

Most of the FDI is going to the service sector followed by pharmaceuticals, infrastructure and manufacturing. Foreign investors are interested in quic

Is Sri Lanka transitioning from an economic crisis to recovery?
May 19, 2023

Is Sri Lanka transitioning from an economic crisis to recovery?

Sri Lanka is emerging from its crippling economic crisis through stabilisation efforts of the Wickremasinghe government and Indian aid

Need for reforms in farm production
Jun 04, 2013

Need for reforms in farm production

Though GDP growth in India may be less than China's, there are not so many problems that the government is facing except perhaps the latest problem of accelerated insurgency by the Maoists. Like China, India should also be worried about reducing the glaring inequality of incomes and balanced development between the rural and urban areas.

Need for social safety net for jobless and sick
Oct 04, 2013

Need for social safety net for jobless and sick

Even if GDP growth rises in India, there will be growing inequalities unless there are strong policies aimed at the uplift of the vulnerable sections and the rich are taxed in an efficient and judicious manner. There should be some insurance against unemployment and sickness which will enable low income families to live with dignity.

Nepal: An emerging power centre in South Asia
Jul 03, 2023

Nepal: An emerging power centre in South Asia

India has played a vital role in Nepal’s quest to develop its power sector. The national forces of Nepal should take necessary steps to ensure that

New PM's governance challenges
Apr 18, 2014

New PM's governance challenges

No government can tread the path of a single-minded focus on GDP growth. But wanton populism is no answer either, as the widening fiscal deficit must be trimmed.

Pinning hopes on the next PM
Mar 21, 2014

Pinning hopes on the next PM

Why has the UPA been so ineffective in pushing GDP growth in its second term? Why has it not been able to tame inflation? Looking back, it was the three stimulus packages that the UPA government gave that was responsible for much of what is wrong today.

Public health worst spot in India’s economic path
Dec 11, 2017

Public health worst spot in India’s economic path

Public health is the worst spot in India’s economic path despite a recent rise in GDP growth. Without a healthy population and labour force, India cannot hope to compete with countries in the West or the ASEAN.

Refashioning ODA for ‘just financing’ in 2024
Jan 16, 2024

Refashioning ODA for ‘just financing’ in 2024

2024 could turn out to be a pivotal year for development finance as it would be interesting to see how countries direct their ODA allocations alongsid

Riding the storm: Russia’s economic landscape since the Ukraine conflict
Feb 28, 2024

Riding the storm: Russia’s economic landscape since the Ukraine conflict

Since the Ukraine war, Russia’s economy has developed resilience against sanctions. However, the escalating military expenditure, while boosting sho

Servicing India-ASEAN trade
Nov 05, 2014

Servicing India-ASEAN trade

Against the backdrop of near failure of the World Trade Organisation's Doha Round, the FTAs with Asean in goods as well as in services and investment is expected to further help the integration of the Indian economy into the global economy. The pact with Asean also presents India with an opportunity to revive its own GDP growth.

Terror has no religion but slow economic growth is ‘Hindu’?
Jun 12, 2019

Terror has no religion but slow economic growth is ‘Hindu’?

The idea of equating a slow GDP growth with Hinduism, and further attributing Hinduism to economic somnolence is being brandished as virtue-signalling

The consumers’ economy of India: What do the recent macro numbers tell us?
Mar 18, 2024

The consumers’ economy of India: What do the recent macro numbers tell us?

The Indian economy is at a defining moment where the future might show a reversal from the trend of the consumption-driven growth phenomenon

Time to focus on job creation
Aug 25, 2011

Time to focus on job creation

The new NSS survey clearly shows that 8 per cent GDP growth of the last five years has not translated into a higher level of job creation. There was a dramatic deceleration in total employment growth. And this means that India has been experiencing jobless growth during the last five years.

Tinkering isn’t enough: Time for basic reforms
Sep 17, 2019

Tinkering isn’t enough: Time for basic reforms

An interest burden growing faster than GDP growth by 2.5 percentage points is not a comforting signal for fiscal stability.

Women-centric Approaches under MUDRA Yojana: Setting G20 Priorities for the Indian Presidency
Oct 25, 2022

Women-centric Approaches under MUDRA Yojana: Setting G20 Priorities for the Indian Presidency

Gender disparities in economic participation and opportunities remain significantly large across the world. To bridge these gaps, G20 countries are working to advance women’s entrepreneurship through financial assistance, knowledge creation, and governance for supporting enterprise. India, in particular, has introduced a number of government schemes to promote entrepreneurship among women, such as the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana and the Prad

ऊर्जा संक्रमणाच्या आकांक्षेला गुंतवणुकीचे समर्थन असणे आवश्यक
Jan 30, 2024

ऊर्जा संक्रमणाच्या आकांक्षेला गुंतवणुकीचे समर्थन असणे आवश्यक

विकासाची उद्दिष्टे आणि ऊर्जा संक्रमणाची उद्दिष्टे साध्

नेपाळ: दक्षिण आशियातील एक उदयोन्मुख शक्ती केंद्र
Oct 07, 2023

नेपाळ: दक्षिण आशियातील एक उदयोन्मुख शक्ती केंद्र

नेपाळच्या ऊर्जा क्षेत्राचा विकास करण्याच्या प्रयत्नात भारताने महत्त्वाची भूमिका बजावली आहे. हे संबंध अव्याहतपणे सुरू राहतील हे सुनिश्चित करण्यासाठी नेपाळच्या राष्ट्

बांगलादेशचे आर्थिक भविष्य : 7 मुद्द्यांचा अजेंडा
Feb 02, 2024

बांगलादेशचे आर्थिक भविष्य : 7 मुद्द्यांचा अजेंडा

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भारताचे चालू खाते: संभाव्य अधिशेषाच्या मार्गावर वाटचाल
Oct 23, 2023

भारताचे चालू खाते: संभाव्य अधिशेषाच्या मार्गावर वाटचाल

किमतीतील घसरण आणि आंतरराष्ट्रीय वित्तीय संबंध मजबूत झा�

भारताचे बदलते आर्थिक चित्र
Jan 02, 2024

भारताचे बदलते आर्थिक चित्र

शिक्षण, कौशल्य विकास आणि रोजगार निर्मिती याद्वारे लोकसं�

भारतातील ग्राहक अर्थव्यवस्था- अंकांचे गणित काय सांगते ?
Apr 06, 2024

भारतातील ग्राहक अर्थव्यवस्था- अंकांचे गणित काय सांगते ?

भारतीय अर्थव्यवस्था एका निर्णायक क्षणावर आहे. यात भविष्�