Economy

Growth of India’s Fintech Ecosystem: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Path Ahead

Growth of India’s Fintech Ecosystem: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Path Ahead

Growth of India’s Fintech Ecosystem. India’s fintech sector is experiencing remarkable growth, placing the country among global leaders in financial...

Rare Earths: A Strategic Partnership Between India and Kazakhstan

Rare Earths: A Strategic Partnership Between India and Kazakhstan

Introduction – Rare Earths The world’s transition to cleaner energy and advanced technology has amplified the demand for rare earth...

The Ken-Betwa Link Project: Balancing Promises and Challenges

The Ken-Betwa Link Project: Balancing Promises and Challenges

The Ken-Betwa Link Project. The KBLP is a key initiative under India’s National River Linking Project (NRLP), aimed at tackling...

Digital Currency and Global Finance:  Rethinking Dollar Diplomacy

Digital Currency and Global Finance: Rethinking Dollar Diplomacy

Digital Currency and Global Finance Over the past century, the global financial system has been dominated by a few major...

The Role of India’s Finance Commission.

The Role of India’s Finance Commission.

Balancing Growth and Fairness. The 16th Finance Commission recently visited Tamil Nadu to understand the state’s unique challenges. Tamil Nadu’s...

India’s Cotton Industry Crisis: Root Causes, Implications, and the Way Forward

India’s Cotton Industry Crisis: Root Causes, Implications, and the Way Forward

India’s Cotton Industry Crisis. India’s cotton industry is facing a serious crisis. Once a global leader, the country’s cotton production...

Bridging Democracies: A Strategic Partnership Between India and Nigeria

Bridging Democracies: A Strategic Partnership Between India and Nigeria

Introduction-Bridging Democracies. India and Nigeria, despite being continents apart, have maintained a strong and evolving relationship over several decades. Both...

India and the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC): A New Path to Global Trade Influence

India and the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC): A New Path to Global Trade Influence

India and the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) In 2023, a significant new trade initiative called the India-Middle East-Europe Economic...

India’s New Infrastructure Strategy: Enhancing National Defence through Dual-Use Development

India’s New Infrastructure Strategy: Enhancing National Defence through Dual-Use Development

India’s New Infrastructure Strategy. India’s recent shift toward dual-use infrastructure under the PM Gati Shakti initiative marks a transformative step...

Bridging the Economic Divide in India: Ensuring Growth for All States

Bridging the Economic Divide in India: Ensuring Growth for All States

Bridging the Economic Divide in India This essay, based on Professor Arun Kumar’s article “A Picture of a Growing Economic...

AI-India’s Big Step into the Future of AI with Nvidia

AI-India’s Big Step into the Future of AI with Nvidia

Introduction to AI in India: This essay, inspired by Jas Bardia’s lead article “India’s Top Tech Services Firms Map AI...

Understanding Digital Arrest Scams: Protecting Oneself from Cyber Fraud

Understanding Digital Arrest Scams: Protecting Oneself from Cyber Fraud

Introduction – Understanding Digital Arrest Scams This essay, based on the news story “PM Modi Cautions Against ‘Digital Arrest’ Scams:...

Partisanship and Pragmatism in India’s Neighbourhood First Policy: Navigating Complex Regional Relationships

Partisanship and Pragmatism in India’s Neighbourhood First Policy: Navigating Complex Regional Relationships

Partisanship and Pragmatism in India’s Neighbourhood First Policy. India’s Neighbourhood First policy, launched in 2014, is designed to prioritise strong...

Beyond Institutions: A Comprehensive Approach to Understanding Economic Disparities Among Nations.

Beyond Institutions: A Comprehensive Approach to Understanding Economic Disparities Among Nations.

A Comprehensive Approach to Understanding Economic Disparities Among Nations. This analysis, based on Prashanth Perumal’s article “A Nobel for Explaining...

India’s Road to Escaping the Middle-Income Trap: Opportunities and Challenges

India’s Road to Escaping the Middle-Income Trap: Opportunities and Challenges

This essay analyses Prof. Rahul Menon’s article, “Can India Escape the Middle-Income Trap?” (The Hindu, October 11, 2024). It highlights...