Opinion| Oppenheimer’s project should inspire climate action urgency

Op-ed July 25, 2023

Opinion| Oppenheimer’s project should inspire climate action urgency

We’re in a similar race against time but this emergency differs as a challenge since both governments and markets must act.

Op-ed July 12, 2023

Opinion | New data tools can help analyse pixel-level economic dynamics

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Granular readings can complement aggregate data-sets for policy formulation and we can start by using the GST network.

Op-ed June 28, 2023

Opinion | Central bank credibility is key to achieving a Goldilocks economy

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

RBI must achieve its 4% inflation target and estimate India’s real equilibrium rate of interest well in the process of doing so

Op-ed June 13, 2023

Opinion | India has a good shot at slowly ascending global value chains

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

India’s success story in mobile phone exports needs to be viewed as the first step in acquiring a deeper supply chain ecosystem. Densification of supply chains needs to be promoted.

Op-ed May 31, 2023

Opinion | Adam Smith’s ‘Wealth of Nations’ has valuable lessons for eternity

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Adam Smith’s insights in this all-time epic on human effort, division of labour and free markets are relevant even after three centuries

Op-ed May 30, 2023

Opinion | Breaking the Addiction: Strategies to Help You Quit Smoking

By Dr. Lancelot Pinto

Most individuals who smoke, or chew tobacco, know that it is harmful, and wish to give it up.

Op-ed May 2, 2023

Opinion | Youthful Demographics: India’s Economic Opportunities and Challenges

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

India has not had a full census since 2011. All we have right now are estimates.

Op-ed April 27, 2023

Opinion | With new drugs and the experience of Covid-19, there has never been a better time to eradicate TB

By Dr. Lancelot Pinto

We have the right tools, the evidence and the experience of fighting Covid-19. All we need now is collective will and action.

Op-ed April 19, 2023

Opinion | Tax trends suggest India may be close to a fiscal inflection point

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Tax collections have outpaced growth in India’s underlying economy for two years in a row now. This can have profound implications for the fiscal foundation of the Indian state in case the trend can be sustained over the rest of this decade.

Op-ed April 13, 2023

Opinion | Improvement of public sector technology should underpin India’s digital public infrastructure aspirations

By Sridhar Ganapathy

These digital platforms span all aspects of a citizen’s life – birth, infant nutrition, health, educational scholarships, marriage, taxes, housing subsidies, pensions, and more.

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