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  • 12 Feb 2025
    • India
    • India's Economy

    The British, Bombay and businesses in Indian foreign policy

    Ved Shinde
    It’s helpful that India’s international economic aspirations neatly dovetail with the ambitions of business magnates.
  • 30 Oct 2024
    • India
    • India's Economy

    Managing India’s labour troubles

    Srijan Shukla
    A crippling strike exposes the outdated laws that may frustrate India’s industrial potential.
  • 28 Aug 2024
    • Asia
    • China
    • China's Economy
    • India
    • India's Economy
    • Japan
    • Japan's Economy
    • Geo-economics

    The geopolitical ripple effect of Asia’s ageing population

    Mohd. Yunus
    Economies, cultures and foreign policy objectives are set to evolve with the region’s shifting demographics.
  • 11 Jul 2024
    • India
    • India's Economy

    India faces a jobless growth problem

    Henry Storey
    With youth unemployment of up to 40 per cent, India’s challenges will not be solved by boosting manufacturing subsidies alone.
  • 3 Jul 2024
    • India
    • India's Economy
    • Global Economy

    India’s plan for a world without cash

    Evan Freidin
    Every day, almost half the globe’s digital transactions take place in India. The country is primed to own the domain.
  • 29 May 2024
    • India
    • India's Economy
    • Australia
    • Australia's Economy
    • Trade

    A growth agenda for India-Australia economic ties

    Soumya Bhowmick , Nilanjana Das
    Recent steps forward on the trade front have also cleared the way for greater ambition in the partnership.
  • 18 Mar 2024
    • India
    • India's Economy
    • United Kingdom
    • Australian trade, investment & economy
    • Free Trade
    • Trade
    • Migration

    Reverse colonialism? India and Britain’s free trade agreements

    Aarti Betigeri
    The failure of FTA talks between New Delhi and London rings with an unmistakable tone of irony.
  • 6 Nov 2023
    • India
    • India's Economy

    E-rickshaws turn the tide for India

    Selwyn Parker
    The continent’s ubiquitous two and three-wheelers are driving the transition to EVs, with an ambitious 2030 target in view.
  • 1 Nov 2023
    • India
    • India's Economy
    • Europe
    • Europe's Economy
    • Trade
    • Middle East
    • Iran
    • Israel
    • Saudi Arabia
    • United Arab Emirates
    • United States
    • US Economy

    History repeats: A new (old) economic corridor emerges

    Ved Shinde
    Renewed connectivity between India, the Middle East and Europe shows how maps are temporary, but geography persists.
  • 13 Sep 2023
    • India
    • India's Economy

    The machinery of India’s industrial policy is MIA

    Srijan Shukla
    If New Delhi wants to push industrialisation, it needs to repurpose the country’s existing institutions.
  • 27 Jun 2023
    • India
    • India's Economy
    • Maldives
    • Australia and Asia
    • Climate change
    • Transnational Challenges

    To balance the Quad equation, India and Australia must drive an “Indo” focus

    Radhey Tambi
    The Bay of Bengal is an emerging hotspot for non-traditional security challenges that cross the entire region.
  • 25 Jul 2022
    • India
    • India's Economy

    India’s economy after Covid

    Roland Rajah
    Digitalisation is helping the top and the bottom, but jobs are a big concern.
  • 25 Jul 2022
    • India's Economy
    • India
    • Free Trade

    India’s trade policy needs to prioritise the region

    Amita Batra
    New Delhi’s economic integration with Asian neighbours will enhance global value chains and ensure its trade resilience.
  • 20 Oct 2021
    • India's Economy
    • India

    India’s AI conundrum

    Aarti Betigeri
    Thriving automation and AI industries pose difficult decisions for a country with an ever-growing workforce.
  • 20 Nov 2020
    • India's Economy
    • India

    India heads towards economic autarky

    David Brewster
    A telling speech foreshadows an India more focused on domestic markets and one with less clout in the region.
  • 10 Sep 2020
    • Asia
    • Global Economy
    • Australia's Trade
    • India's Economy
    • Indonesia's Economy
    • Australia's Economy
    • Coronavirus

    Economic diplomacy: Borders, barriers and obstacles

    Greg Earl
    Reshoring incentives gather steam, India’s RCEP regrets sink in, and Indonesia’s stimulus spending gets stuck.
  • 30 Sep 2019
    • Trade
    • India's Economy
    • India

    India’s RCEP reticence

    Natasha Jha Bhaskar
    Eliminating various tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade must be balanced against domestic needs.
  • 12 Sep 2017
    • India's Economy
    • India

    Modi banking on jobs from Make in India

    Michael Kugelman
    If Make in India can deliver an employment bonanza, Modi’s prospects in the 2019 elections could shift from strong contender to virtual shoe-in.

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