While public capex has been retained at its elevated level, it appears that the finance ministry believes that without a more direct push to household demand, growth will subside to unacceptable level
It discussed the medium- to long-term challenges in detail, which should guide policymaking
The language and tenor of the statements issued by both countries suggest a new cordiality five years after incursions by China along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh
There is, of course, an important national-security element to this effort. Globally, the extraction and processing of critical minerals are dominated by China
Despite improvements, Aser shows wide learning gaps
Part of the pressure on the currency is due to continuous selling by FPIs. In the last four months (including January) FPIs have sold over Rs 1.75 trillion of rupee-denominated equities
The discretionary power of a faceless state bureaucrat to legally intrude into the private decisions and personal morality of Indian citizens is patriarchal, unwarranted, and unjustified
In geopolitical terms, the United States will have to rethink its strategy of trying to maintain an edge in AI by denying access to computing resources outside the US and a few chosen allies
While Sebi may be prepared to subsidise the scheme to some extent, there would still be little headroom to publicise the sachet schemes or invest in distribution
Estimated at around $137 billion, India's ecommerce market is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of over 20 per cent between 2025 and 2030
Constitution remains a guarantor of Indian democracy despite the efforts of those who seek to undermine it
The FHI covers 18 large states and has been developed with a focus on five sub-indices: The quality of expenditure, revenue mobilisation, fiscal prudence, debt index, and debt sustainability
Transaction prices on the grey market are opaque and impossible to verify
Both decisions represent expressions of Mr Trump's "America First" agenda
The data from the "Unified-District Information System For Education" shows that the GER for girls in higher-secondary education increased from 56.41 per cent in 2015-16 to 58.2 per cent in 2021-22
The basic argument is that the world has benefited from low US tariffs, and that has affected manufacturing and jobs in the US
Ethanol in India is derived primarily from sugarcane, a crop that is not only water-intensive but is also being increasingly diverted to ethanol production
Mr Trump earned the loudest and longest cheer for his intention, backed by an executive order, to declare a national emergency on the southern border
The auto-component sector must also be given time to evolve, through the creation of alternative ecosystems
Behind the rhetoric of big themes, Davos is undoubtedly known for the opportunities it offers for behind-the-scenes deal-making