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Op-ed June 18, 2024

Opinion | We need tax reforms to support India’s expenditure path

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

A higher tax-to-GDP ratio will grant budgetary freedom and hopefully also strengthen the country’s fiscal base in the years ahead.

Op-ed June 17, 2024

Opinion | How soaring mercury affects quality of life

By Dr. Neelanjan Sircar

An effective heat mitigation strategy requires recognising the differential impacts of heat, and crafting strategies to address the needs of the most vulnerable populations.

Op-ed June 14, 2024

Opinion | RBI’s digital rupee must leap over many hurdles for wider adoption

By Nikita Kwatra & Khushi Baldota

“From an end-user perspective, the e-rupee offers no obvious added value.”

Op-ed May 1, 2024

Opinion | Reimagining how the Indian state works

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Building state capacity, a slightly fuzzy term that has grown in popularity in the development discourse, is not an easy task.

Op-ed February 7, 2024

Opinion | Sustaining cities amid climate change

By Vibhav Mariwala

The Indian Republic needs to empower lower levels of government to tackle 21st century challenges.

Op-ed January 24, 2024

Opinion | Economic forecasts have again had their reliability questioned

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Two alternatives are worth considering—as complements to rather than replacements for the existing statistical models that economists use.

Op-ed January 20, 2024

Opinion | India’s coastal future needs safeguarding. District networks can help build resilience

By Vibhav Mariwala & Jagan Shah

A network of coastal districts will catalyse administrators at various levels along with economic and civil society actors across various stakeholder groups

Op-ed January 10, 2024

Opinion | India’s fiscal policy over the past five years has much to commend it

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

This is a good time to look back at the five years of fiscal policy steered by India’s Finance Minister

Op-ed December 12, 2023

Opinion | Public goods aid poverty reduction but it needs sustained economic growth too

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

India has seen two huge (and necessary) debates on the extent of poverty, the first around the turn of the century, followed by a more recent one after the pandemic.

Op-ed October 31, 2023

Opinion | A sustained consumption boom is far from assured yet

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

India has seen a recovery led by profits rather than wages even as private investment remains weak.

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