Viewpoint: Globalization and Inequality
MEDC | 25 NOV,2019
There are increasing debates about the merits and demerits of globalization at the national level. Politics in many democracies has turned against globalization as the... Read more
MEDC | 25 NOV,2019
India’s unique demographic dividend is its greatest potential resource for ensuring rapid and sustainable economic development. Unfortunately, there is now a dan... Read more
MEDC | 25 NOV,2019
India needs to accept that mega regional Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) are going to become an inevitable part of Asia’s evolving economic landscape. These agreeme... Read more
Dealing with the economic slowdown
MEDC | 25 NOV,2019
The Indian economy has traditionally had a poor record of job creation. For the majority of the organized workforce, labour-intensive manufacturing has been the only s... Read more
Viewpoint: Protectionism and Economic Competitiveness
MEDC | 18 NOV,2019
India’s withdrawal from the RCEP has rekindled the debate of how far protectionism serves large economies attempting to integrate with the emerging international... Read more
Data as an engine of national economic growth
MEDC | 18 NOV,2019
India is rapidly becoming the largest data-rich democracy in the world. That is a fact we need to use to our advantage. In no other major economy is data available so ... Read more
MEDC | 18 NOV,2019
India needs fundamental structural changes in practically every aspect of its economy. Reform in the land and labour markets could be a good starting point to enhance ... Read more
MEDC | 18 NOV,2019
Moody’s decision to lower India’s credit rating outlook from stable to negative is just another reminder of the deteriorating economic situation in the cou... Read more
Viewpoint: India's Air Emergency
MEDC | 11 NOV,2019
Delhi has acquired the dubious distinction of becoming the world’s pollution capital. It is a public health emergency situation as pollutants in the atmosphere h... Read more
Addressing workforce productivity issues in India
MEDC | 11 NOV,2019
Analysis of the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) data shows that India’s workforce productivity has fallen significantly over the past eight years. Of course, t... Read more
MEDC | 11 NOV,2019
The government has done wisely by deciding not to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) at the current juncture. Of course, at some point in the ... Read more
South Asia becoming the world's growth engine
MEDC | 11 NOV,2019
According to the latest research by the IMF, led by India, South Asia is poised to become a centre of global economic growth. The region is expected to contribute abou... Read more
Viewpoint: Contract Enforcement
MEDC | 04 NOV,2019
India has moved upwards to the 63rd position (out of 190 countries) in the latest Ease of Doing Business rankings of the World Bank. However, in two key areas, enforci... Read more
Declining labour productivity in manufacturing
MEDC | 04 NOV,2019
There has been a slowdown in the labour productivity growth in the organized manufacturing sector, according to an analysis of Annual Survey of Industries data by Indi... Read more
MEDC | 04 NOV,2019
India needs to balance its foreign ties with its domestic concerns, and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will help India expand its economic foot... Read more
