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- Beyond the “Paracetamol” of PLI: How the Budget Can Rewrite India’s Manufacturing Story
- Budget should back R&D, create long-term funding institution: MPC member, Nagesh Kumar
- Budget 2026 must boost R&D activity, Nagesh Kumar
- Growth-inflation data will determine MPC’s future actions, interviewed by Manojit Saha, Nagesh Kumar
- India’s 2026 GDP data revision is about methods, not growth rates
- US tariffs, demand slump pose risks despite strong Q2 growth, interviewed by Kshipra Petkar, Nagesh Kumar
- Passive governance is a legacy that’s proving difficult to shed
- FTW skew: As trade deficit with Japan tops $12b, India to discuss non-tariff measures, by Amit Sen, Nagesh Kumar
- Massager or battery gizmo? How a code turns into a controversy
- Toward financing industry, Nagesh Kumar, Santosh Kumar Das
- Private investment states key to achieving Viksit Bharat goal: EAC-PM chairman by Himanshi Bhardwaj
- Why India’s Innovation Story Must Spread Wider, Shailender Kumar
- Cabinet note on National Manufacturing Mission underway: NITI Aayog VC Suman Bery by Ravi Dutta Mishra
- Bihar: How Industry And IT Hubs Can Decongest Chhath Puja Special Trains,, Ajit Kumar Jha
- Govt must protect market from Chinese dumping: MPC’s Kumar, Nagesh Kumar
- Shubh Labh: Don’t mix up uncertainty and risk-taking, TCA Anant
- RBI MPC member flags H-1B troubles ahead for India, Nagesh Kumar
- A green industrial policy for CBAM key to securing India-EU FTA benefits
- GDP estimates: Misconceptions must not prevail over the reality
- Future policy actions dependent on growth-inflation dynamics: Nagesh Kumar, Nagesh Kumar
- Making sense of FDI trends, Nagesh Kumar
- Boost for MNCs looking at China+1, Nagesh Kumar
- Since June 6, a lot has changed… That is why we need to be cautious, Nagesh Kumar
- Innovation needs the right firms, Naushad Forbes, Nagesh Kumar
- “Further rate cuts depend on inflation”, says Economist Nagesh Kumar, external member of RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee, Surabhi Prasad, Nagesh Kumar
- New India Series: A new leader in pharma, Reji K Joseph
- Household income survey: Clarity must beat confusion, TCA Anant
- Inflation to determine further rate cut trajectory, says RBI MPC member Nagesh Kumar, Nagesh Kumar
- Neutral stance gives flexibility to move up or down: Nagesh Kumar, Nagesh Kumar
- India’s informal sector is being tracked better than ever before
- Why nature loss matters to companies — and what they can do
- Stance change means possibilities of more rate cuts: MPC’s Nagesh Kumar, Nagesh Kumar
- India to remain fastest growing economy despite ongoing trade war: MPC member Nagesh Kumar, Nagesh Kumar
- How our statistical system could win the ongoing narrative war, TCA Anant
- Viksit Bharat 2047: Driving economic transformation for a sustainable and inclusive future, Alkesh Kumar Sharma
- Trump’s Reciprocal Tariff Policy: Implications for Indian Pharma Industry, Reji K Joseph
- For a manufacturing-led Vikshit Bharat, Dammu Ravi
- A manufacturing road map, Nagesh Kumar
- India’s GDP growth revisions are routine and not eyebrow-raising, TCA Anant, Nagesh Kumar
- Repo rate one of many factors to revive growth, Nagesh Kumar
- The budget missed a chance to make our statistics more robust, TCA Anant, Nagesh Kumar
- Revive manufacturing growth, Nagesh Kumar
- Manufacturing landscape of India: a district-level analysis using economic census, PTI
- Interest rate cut alone not enough to boost growth: MPC member Nagesh Kumar, Sunny Verma
- Close export gap to match manufacturing might: ISID chief, KR Srivats
- Budget 2025-26 needs to focus on capex, infrastructure spending: RBI MPC member Nagesh Kumar, Nagesh Kumar
- How to give firms a tech boost, Ajay Shankar
- The case for GST simplification in India is clear: It is time to act, TCA Anant
- UN pegs India FY26 GDP growth at 6.6%, ET Bureau, Nagesh Kumar
- Welfare programmes impact the retail prices relevant to people, TCA Anant
- Rate cut would help revive economy without worsening inflation, says MPC member Nagesh Kumar
- Growth to pick up in coming quarters on govt capex, says MPC member Nagesh Kumar
- Policy rates have limited impact on food prices: MPC external members
- We have entered era of de-globalisation: CEA V Anantha Nageswaran, PTI
- Govt picks three new external members for MPC ahead of key RBI meet, by Ruchika Chitravanshi
- RBI announces three new external members ahead of MPC meet: Who are they, Nagesh Kumar
- Gauging foreign investments: India needs more FDI inflows to build manufacturing capacity, Nagesh Kumar
- Creating jobs: The missing link in govt’s skilling plan, Shariq Khan
- India’s inflation aim: Let us go by its reality and not the perception, TCA Anant
- Get tough: A lenient capital gains tax regime has been distorting incentives, TCA Anant
- Jobs & growth: Good news and bad news
- Sustaining dynamism via manufacturing & jobs, Nagesh Kumar
- Towards growth with jobs, Nagesh Kumar
- Industrial policy agenda for the new government, Nagesh Kumar
- Budget 2024: Boost jobs, stick to fiscal goals, economists advise FM, Nagesh Kumar
- Statistical reform: Suggestions for the new government’s first 100 days
- Industrial Structure Policy and Achievements, (Interviewed by Manoj Mainkar), Nagesh Kumar
- Consumer expenditure survey: Its new methodology is superior, TCA Anant
- Why Indian Pharma Isn’t Able To Break Free From Dependence On Chinese Bulk Drugs, Reji K Joseph, Ramaa Arun Kumar
- The penicillin war: India’s journey from self-sufficiency to dependence on China, Reji K Joseph, Ramaa Arun Kumar
- Pharma PLI needs to be revisited, Reji K Joseph
- Economists calculate the cost of Congress manifesto, seek roadmap for manufacturing growth, Nagesh Kumar
- GDP growth should be a corollary of job creation, Ajay Shankar
- Toy sector requires a PLI-plus approach, Ramaa Arun Kumar
- Rural-urban wage gap narrows in manufacturing; greater mobility, MNREGA factors, Ishaan Gera
- India’s Embrace of Solar Rooftops – A Strategic Move Towards Sustainable Growth, Anjali Tandon
- Manufacturing, tech, and India: The Indian economy must shift to manufacturing and should leverage tech to do so, Nagesh Kumar
- Analysis of the Sluggish Investment Status of the Indian Private Sector, Expert Opinion, Santosh Kumar Das
- A volley of regulations: India’s exports have to learn to navigate EU’s green law maze
- UN report revises India’s GDP projection downward to 6.2% for 2024
- Economic growth to remain strong at 6.2% in 2024; private consumption and public spending to provide support
- Indian economy’s stellar performance: Joins the ranks of stock market superpowers, Shishu Ranjan, Ajit Kumar Jha
- Harnessing data through DPI could help Indian business access finance
- Special Economic Zones: New legislation on the anvil to give fresh impetus to the sector, Surya Tewari
- Widening Welfare, Santosh Mehrotra, Ajit Kumar Jha
- Can Deep Tech Start-Ups Propel Drug Discovery, Reji K Joseph
- Indian Economy: A Shining Star Amidst Global Slowdown, Shishu Ranjan &, Ajit Kumar Jha
- The way ahead for innovation in India, Reji K Joseph
- Indian Ports: Powerhouse of economic growth, Surya Tewari
- What difference will the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor make?, Nagesh Kumar
- Don’t let TRIPS trip up green transition, Rachel Thrasher, Warren Kaplan, Nagesh Kumar
- Canton-type mega expos are a gateway to global trade. Is India ready to host them? by Shariq Khan, Nagesh Kumar
- India’s G20 Presidency: How the country is using its economic clout to bridge North-South divide, Surabhi & Arnav Das Sharma, Nagesh Kumar
- Do production-linked incentives for manufacturing work?, Nagesh Kumar
- EU mechanism to track carbon intensive imports is an opportunity for India
- Put eco-centric industrialization on the G20’s agenda
- Consider transaction tax for climate financing: Experts to G20, Joe Mathew, Nagesh Kumar
- A Universal Financial Transaction Tax could generate $650bn a year for climate finance: CUTS International, Nagesh Kumar
- Lessons from Hanoi: What India can learn from Vietnam’s blueprint to replace China as a manufacturing hub, Nagesh Kumar
- Hydrogen Mission needs solid implementation, Ajay Shankar
- India’s Evolving Industrial Policy Is Critical for Realizing Its Development Vision, Nagesh Kumar
- FDI equity inflows hit by global slump, by Surabhi, Nagesh Kumar
- Per capita income doubles since ’14 but uneven distribution a challenge, PTI, Nagesh Kumar
- India’s R&D estimates are an incomplete picture, Reji K Joseph
- New industrial policy for New India, Nagesh Kumar
- Brainstorming on future-oriented infrastructure development
- Multiple Economic Crises and the Retreat of Globalisation, Nagesh Kumar
- For growth, bolster the manufacturing sector, Nagesh Kumar
- Stumbling ‘Bloc’: Why India Is Yet to Join The Biggest Trading Group of Nations, Santosh Chaubey, Nagesh Kumar, Reji K Joseph
- With China Running on Fumes, Time for India to Go Full Steam Ahead, Say Experts, Santosh Chaubey, Nagesh Kumar
- The curious case of India’s rising trade deficit with China in pharmaceuticals, Reji K Joseph,
- Should India choose manufacturing over services? Prashanth Perumal J., Nagesh Kumar
- Connecting the dots to boost the patent ecosystem, Reji K Joseph
- Petty patents can boost R&D, Nagesh Kumar, Reji K Joseph
- In pandemic shock, critical lessons for MSMEs, Akhilesh Kumar Sharma
- Post offices must turn e-comm facilitators, Beena Saraswathy
- Innovation in India’s pharma sector matters to the world. Here’s why, Reji K Joseph
- A self-reliant pharma industry, Reji K Joseph, Ramaa Arun Kumar
- A budget fillip for Make-in-India – The thrust on manufacturing needs to be supported by exchange rate management, Nagesh Kumar
- G20 needs to act to curb short-term capital flows and fund development, Nagesh Kumar
- G20 Also Needs to Act to Curb Short-Term Capital Flows and Fund Development, Nagesh Kumar
- ‘Record’ FDI inflows, yes, cause for celebration, no
- Only a global effort can tame Covid-19, Reji K Joseph
- Micro enterprises need exclusive treatment, Anjali Tandon
- Higher import tariffs will hurt Atmanirbharta, Anjali Tandon
- Foreign Trade Policy: Protectionism without strong local industry may spell disaster, Anjali Tandon
- SME-boost with foreign trade policy: A market intelligence programme under FTP will widen the markets for SMEs, Anjali Tandon
- Declining Female Labour Force Participation and Crisis of Social Reproduction, Satyaki Roy
- Pandemics: The Perils of Agribusiness Profits, Satyaki Roy
- Budget 2021: Monetisation of land key to fiscal consolidation, not spending cuts, Surya Tewari
- Zameen Ke Sahi Isthemaal Ki Jaroorat, Surya Tewari
- Beyond the Union Budget 2021: Improving worker welfare, Anjali Tandon
- Kaye Maanyom Mei Hai Bhoosthar, Surya Tewari
- No to vaccine nationalism, yes to global cooperation, Reji K Joseph
- PLI Scheme: Is the electronics industry’s window of opportunity closing?
- Electronics industry needs a different window
- The PLI Scheme for Atmanirbhar Bharat: Is There a Break with Past Policies? Smitha Francis
- Reducing the API Dependence: Have we got the strategy right?, Reji K Joseph
- Free trade pacts: Why India must be wary of signing more
- Drug pricing is certainly not the issue in growing dependence on China, Reji K Joseph
- Covid-19 and MSMEs: Addressing Information Barriers, Anjali Tandon
- Dragon’s Ire: Anticipating Chinese retaliation for India’s FDI restrictions, Anjali Tandon
- Covid-19 Recession: New Government Spending Key to Economic Revival, Santosh Kumar Das
- India must Fortify Foreign Investment Screening Rules to Escape WTO Scrutiny, Reji K Joseph
- Can’t justify attack on workers’ rights, Ramaa Arun Kumar
- Why India Needs to Tweak its FDI Rules
- Mazbuti, Kamzori, Sambhavanayom Aur Khataron Ko Samajhana Hoga, Surya Tewari
- Sankat Ke Sthaniya Samadhan, Ajit Kumar Jha
- Decongest cities, promote industries in villages to revive growth
- COVID-19: Lockdown poses fresh challenges to SEZs, Surya Tewari
- US tries to thwart TRIPS flexibilities in the midst of a pandemic, Reji K Joseph
- Why waste a crisis? Re-imagining India’s electronics industry
- WTO using Covid-19 pandemic to push expansionist free trade agenda
- Screening FDI: Need of the hour in the time of non-transparent capital flows
- Rural income growth key to reviving economy, Santosh Kumar Das
- Profitability of Medium-low Tech Industries into a Tailspin, Anjali Tandon
- Economists Speak – 2020 INDIA UNION BUDGET, Anjali Tandon
- Facing the Reality: How Can Modi Reverse the Current Economic Slowdown?
- RCEP: India must protect its ICT Industry
- To Join or Not to Join RCEP: Is it Time for India to Look Beyond Tariff Cuts?
- Digitalisation and the Role of the State
- How Operational Efficiency of India’s Ports Impacts its Manufacturing Exports, Mahua Paul
- Jobs in India: The Challenge of Creating More Employment, Anjali Tandon
- A Policy Roadmap to End Farmers’ Distress, Santosh Kumar Das
- The Floating of the Reservation Card, Shailender Kumar
- Playing catch-up in the digital economy
- Transparency Challenge to Surmount, Santosh Kumar Das
- Coverage without care
- ‘Prospects and Challenges of Industrial Development in Mithila Region of Northern Bihar‘, Ajit Kumar Jha
- With Inadequate Health Infrastructure, Can Ayushman Bharat Really Work?
- Setting a Proper Diet Plan
- What India Could Learn from US When it Comes to Examining FDI Inflows?
- The need to boost reforms in N-E, Anjali Tandon
- Competitions and rankings help states reforms, Anjali Tandon
- Health Rivalry: Competition and rankings help states reform, Anjali Tandon
- Bad Bank Can help Improve NPA Resolution, Santosh Kumar Das
- National Health Protection Scheme is simply not sustainable
- The Two Facets of NPA management in India, Santosh Kumar Das
- What is the real challenge of FDI Policy in India?