Selected Tag: Make in India
Selected Tag: Make in India

Why Economic Theory Keeps Missing What Businesses Already Know

Models can illuminate the economy, but when they overlook financial behaviour, trade credit and business realities, policy can diagnose the wrong problem

BL Chandak

September 1, 2026 at 6:13 AM IST

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India's Currency Paradox Has an Overlooked Link to Chinese Imports

Despite a world-class digital payment system, high-value currency continues to rise. The missing explanation may lie not in the payment system, but in India's trade with China.

BL Chandak

July 9, 2026 at 5:28 AM IST

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India’s Low-Equilibrium Growth Trap is the Real Stagflation Risk

India’s growth story is increasingly at odds with household realities. Weak incomes, falling savings and stagnant private capex, not merely oil shocks, are the bigger risks.

Dhananjay Sinha

June 1, 2026 at 5:13 AM IST

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India’s Industrial Policy Drifts Amid Bold Claims and Faltering Delivery

India’s industrial policy remains a patchwork of ambitions, reversals and stalled schemes, where lofty declarations outpace execution, coherence and long-term vision.

Sharmila Kantha

December 17, 2025 at 6:02 AM IST

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Can India escape the middle-income trap?

India’s growth story is robust, yet escaping the middle-income trap will hinge on reforms, productivity gains and jobs for a swelling workforce.

Barendra Kumar Bhoi

Hemachandra Padhan

August 22, 2025 at 5:44 AM IST

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Diluting Local Content Norm In Telecom Supplies Not In Sync With Make In India

DoT's plan to ease local content norms may aid MNCs like Cisco, but threatens Indian telecom firms' hard-won gains, weakening strategic autonomy.

Ajay Srivastava

June 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM IST

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WTO Move Against US Signals India Is No Pushover

The action comes at a delicate moment. New Delhi and Washington are exploring a broader Free Trade Agreement, and this retaliation could cast a shadow over negotiations.

Ajay Srivastava

May 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM IST

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India’s GDP Data Puzzle: Pronab Sen on Deflators, Revisions and Trust
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