The geopolitical order established by the US and its allies is being torn down, ironically by the US itself, while the contours of any emerging new order remain unclear. The uncertainty of this ...

This kartavya is to be realised through specific “interventions” in at least three areas aimed directly at reviving India’s manufacturing sector. These include: (i) scaling up manufacturing in seven ...

In fact, some would argue that owning a house is among the main strategies adopted by Indian households towards de-risking their future lives, substituting for a lack of pension plans or social ...

What is infrastructure? It is an odd, but important question, especially in the context of the Indian budget.What is infrastructure? It is an odd, but important question, especially in the context ...

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Janata Dal (United) (JD[U])—that have been at the helm of political power in the state for more than three decades now are products of the politics of social justice, ...

This, however, is a misconception. All economies cannot experience an acceleration in their growth rate by moving to an export-led growth strategy. And if some economies do, they must be doing so at ...

The 2024 elections delivered Trump an expanded base among working-class voters, with notable shifts among Latino men (reaching near-majority support in several key states) and younger Black men ...

Shifting Landscapes: Shifting Landscapes: Education and Urban Transformations in India, edited by Geetha B Nambissan, Nandini Manjrekar, Shivali Tukdeo, and Indra Sengupta, makes a timely intervention ...

This revival was achieved through coordinated monetary and fiscal policy actions. Interest rates were raised across countries in 2022 as the expansionary monetary policy stance was gradually withdrawn ...

Whether the kartavyas so enumerated—worded in the language of growth, productivity, competitiveness, aspirations, and inclusive development—will propel the economy forward in the face of a war-induced ...

Insufficient allocation for social sectors such as health, education, and social security in India is not unusual. Spending goals set by national policies for education and health and repeated in ...

The inability to sew up new multilateral agreements ensured that the body runs the risk of slowly sliding into irrelevance like other august bodies such as the United Nations. To make things worse, ...