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Op-ed February 13, 2025

Opinion | Mumbai’s Seroprevalence Results Point the Way On Urban Reform

By Patrick Lamson-Hall, Kadambari Shah & Harshita Agrawal

Mumbai’s seroprevalence studies point to structural issues in urban planning and housing in the city, particularly in slums.

Report February 10, 2025

A Survey of Changing Dynamics in Rural India: Female Labour Force Participation and Livelihood Schemes

By Dr. Neelanjan Sircar, Priya Vedavalli, Ishana Deshpande, & Naisha Khanna

This report unpacks the rise in Female Labour Force Participation in India’s rural economy, based on surveys of 2,381 women while studying the effect of migration, asset ownership and welfare schemes.

Op-ed February 5, 2025

Opinion | Artificial intelligence tools raise productivity. They can also act as great equalizers

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

In this article for Mint, Niranjan Rajadhyaksha, Executive Director, Artha Global, states that studies show how AI can close organisational and societal skill gaps. But this raises a profound question. Does everyone becoming an expert mean nobody will be an expert? Read the article here Banner image sourced from Unsplash.

Op-ed February 3, 2025

Opinion | In economy’s shifting sands, a budget to boost demand

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

In this article for Mint, Niranjan Rajadhyaksha, Executive Director, Artha Global, states that as the tide of post-pandemic demand ebbs and a new fiscal framework takes shape, Nirmala Sitharaman’s latest budget aims to tackle a slowdown it seems to consider cyclical in nature. Read the article here.

Op-ed February 3, 2025

Opinion | India needs a new fiscal policy framework: Here’s why

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

In this article for Mint, Niranjan Rajadhyaksha, Executive Director, Artha Global, states that after 2025-26, India plans to switch its target. Going by the level of public debt will afford the government greater flexibility—even if this measure is harder to track and our monetary policy framework may need to adapt. Read the article here.

Report January 18, 2025

Report | A New Imagination for Indian Cities

By Pritika Hingorani & Dr. Reuben Abraham

We asked seven of the most respected urban thinkers we know to share their imagination for Indian cities. In this short collection of essays, they share their vision for how India should think about her cities.

Blog January 15, 2025

Compact Cities

By Anushri Pundit

Report January 10, 2025

The Road to Viksit Bharat @ 2047

By Shilpa Phadke, Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha, Yashika Doshi, Khushi Baldota & Pritika Hingorani

Artha Global prepared a report “The Road to Viksit Bharat @ 2047”, which was commissioned and launched by The Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry on 13 December 2024 at its 189th Foundation Day celebration. The report presents the macro context of the Indian economy, and growth projections to achieve the goal of Viksit Bharat. […]

Op-ed January 8, 2025

Opinion | Manmohan Singh: The archetypical insider who guided India towards its economic potential

In his 1992 budget speech, Manmohan Singh had said that India had to pursue the East Asian path once its economy had been stabilised.

Op-ed January 8, 2025

Opinion | India’s central bank should lead the policy easing cycle that its economy needs

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Indian macro policy has been tight at a time when domestic demand from households, firms and the government shows signs of weaknesses.

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