Trump shock: Here’s a 4-D formula for policymakers to track it

Op-ed May 29, 2025

Trump shock: Here’s a 4-D formula for policymakers to track it

In this article for Mint, Niranjan Rajadhyaksha, Executive Director at Artha Global, argues that how matters move in terms of diversification, defence, debt and the dollar could help us gauge the impact of the Trump shock on the Indian economy and also guide policy. Read the article here.

Op-ed April 30, 2025

Opinion | India must redraw its poverty line to reflect economic progress

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

As IMF projections indicate, we’re on the cusp of becoming an upper middle-income country. Our poverty measurement must evolve accordingly.

Op-ed April 30, 2025

Opinion | India could use quick inputs from citizens for better public policy responses

By Dr. Neelanjan Sircar & Priya Vedavalli

Administrative data and traditional surveys could be supplemented with high-quality polling to formulate action plans.

Op-ed April 29, 2025

Opinion | Cash vs digital: Rethinking India’s payment narrative

By Nikita Kwatra

A resilient system expands choice and builds trust.

Op-ed April 21, 2025

Opinion | To accelerate AI, India can adopt key elements from Macron’s ‘entrepreneurial state’ approach

By Priya Vedavalli

India’s $1.3 billion National AI Mission faces challenges in keeping pace. India can draw lessons from France’s ‘entrepreneurial state’ model.

Op-ed April 21, 2025

Opinion | Spaghetti-bowl trade deals could alter the global balance of power

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Looking back at the 1930’s may help us predict the effects of the ongoing trade war and the shift from multilateral to bilateral trade deals.

Op-ed April 21, 2025

Opinion | Keep track of trade turbulence amid a scenario of benign inflation

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

India’s monetary policymakers will need to calibrate their approach by the potential effects of America’s new import tariff regime.

Op-ed April 21, 2025

Opinion | Deregulation: Relieve businesses of relics from India’s command economy

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

While the 1991 reforms did away with many controls, there is still an entire web of regulations that impose an immense burden on companies, especially the smaller ones.

Op-ed April 21, 2025

Opinion | Geopolitics has cast a long shadow on the gravity model of world trade

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Strategic alignments have begun shaping global trade patterns.

Op-ed April 21, 2025

Opinion | India must not let Trump’s tariffs and trade disruption weaken its export thrust

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

In the face of Trump’s tariff threats India should keep our import duties low and strike a series of trade deals to make all the gains we can.

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