Budgets are rarely read backward. Public attention almost always shifts to the newest announcements, while the promises and assumptions of the previous year quietly fade from view. Yet,...
Budget 2026–27 arrives at a moment of relative macroeconomic comfort for India, often described as a “Goldilocks phase” of high growth and moderate inflation. The economy has overtaken...
The Union Budget is more than an annual accounting exercise; it is one of the few public windows into the government’s medium-term economic thinking. In the absence of...
India’s fiscal framework is entering a decisive new phase. As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents her ninth consecutive Union Budget, the Centre is set to formally shift the...
The immediate crisis over Greenland may have subsided, but the shockwaves it sent through global geopolitics will linger. When US President Donald Trump publicly flirted with the idea...
As India approaches the centenary of its Independence, a national consensus is emerging around the aspiration of becoming a developed country by 2047 — the vision of Viksit...
Economic freedom lies at the core of human dignity — the ability to choose one’s work, enjoy the fruits of labour, own property, and participate meaningfully in markets....
India crossing the milestone of over 1,00,000 patents granted in a single year marks a significant shift in its innovation landscape. The surge, driven largely by deep tech...
The Rajasthan government’s proposal to introduce a law allowing certain localities to be declared “disturbed areas” has reopened a long-running constitutional debate. At its heart lies a difficult...
India is facing a slow-moving public health emergency that rarely makes headlines but threatens the foundations of modern medicine. Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), driven largely by the overuse and...
