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India Weighs Oil, Arms And Outrage: Navigating Foreign Policy Amid US-Iran-Israel Conflict

India Weighs Oil, Arms And Outrage: Navigating Foreign Policy Amid US-Iran-Israel Conflict

The United States of America joined the war between Israel and Iran by bombing three nuclear sites in Iran. President Donald Trump used his...

27.06.2025 10

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Ajit Ranade

India’s Extreme Poverty Eliminated: Now Prioritise Livelihoods And Job Creation For Sustainable Growth

The recent estimate by the World Bank says that the number of people in India living in extreme poverty declined from 344 million in 2011-12 to 75...

11.06.2025 10

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Bangladesh on the brink of another precipice

31.05.2025 3

National Herald

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Beating the 'middle-income' trap

31.05.2025 5

National Herald

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India Must Focus On Rapid Growth In Per Capita Income

China’s economic reforms had started in 1978, but the real momentum for their growth was yet to kick in. India’s reforms started in the next year,...

29.05.2025 10

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Now Focus on Rapid Growth in Per Capita Income

26.05.2025 4

Greater Kashmir

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India’s War On Terror: New Doctrine Established, Ceasefire Opens Path To Strategic Recalibration

India’s response to the Pahalgam terrorist attack was carefully calibrated, measured, precisely targeted and intended to not escalate or spin out....

15.05.2025 10

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Looking ahead after the ceasefire

14.05.2025 3

Greater Kashmir

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The Enduring Relevance of Dr. Ambedkar

19.04.2025 10

Greater Kashmir

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The Enduring Relevance Of Dr. Ambedkar

Even as we celebrate his one hundred and thirty-fifth birthday, Dr Ambedkar continues to be extremely relevant to India’s society and polity.

17.04.2025 10

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Fiscal Prudence: Delaying Local Body Elections Is Against Constitution

People would have the power to elect their representatives at the third tier of government, namely village councils, i.e., panchayats and city...

03.04.2025 10

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Twenty Years of Right to Work

21.03.2025 4

Greater Kashmir

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Fiscal Prudence: Twenty Years Of Right To Work

Employment is to be given within 5km of the residence of the applicant. And if the government is unable to create such an employment, then it has to...

20.03.2025 10

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Trump Tariffs Are An Opportunity For India

President Donald Trump has a way with words. America’s federal income tax department is called Internal Revenue Service. Trump says he will build an...

06.03.2025 20

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Trump Tariffs: Opportunity for India

03.03.2025 7

Greater Kashmir

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The Real Reason For Dollar's Dominance Is Its Credibility

The world has faith in the stability of America’s financial system and its judiciary in resolving disputes speedily

20.02.2025 20

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Real Reasons for the Dollar’s Dominance

17.02.2025 10

Greater Kashmir

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Government Aims For Fiscal Prudence Despite Tax Cut

The fact is that wages are stagnant because employment is not picking up. Job creation will happen only when half a million new small and medium...

05.02.2025 20

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Tax giveaway yet fiscally prudent

02.02.2025 8

Greater Kashmir

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Union Budget 2025: With Limited Room To Manoeuvre, Can It Boost Economy?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her record eighth budget to Parliament on February 1. This is her second one during the third term of...

02.02.2025 10

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Budget amidst global turmoil and domestic slowdown

31.01.2025 10

Greater Kashmir

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Economic outlook dimmed by banking crunch and Trump effect

21.01.2025 5

Greater Kashmir

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Germany's Economic Decline Sparks Political Turmoil Amid Global Challenges

Stagnant growth, rising populism, and global pressures threaten Germany's economic powerhouse.

08.01.2025 6

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Mighty Germany is in Decline

Germany is the third largest economy in the world with a nominal GDP of 4.7 trillion dollars in 2024 as per the estimate of the International...

06.01.2025 3

Greater Kashmir

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Scholar, gentleman, and great son of India

The passing of Dr. Manmohan Singh, architect of economic reforms is truly the end of an era. His style of leadership exemplified simplicity,...

28.12.2024 4

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Dr. Manmohan Singh: Scholar, Gentleman, And Great Son Of India

As Prime Minister for two terms from 2004 to 2014, Dr. Manmohan Singh led coalition governments and achieved a great deal in terms of landmark...

28.12.2024 3

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Economic and Political Prognosis for 2025

We always begin the calendar year with a degree of optimism. To live with hope is in the very nature of human existence. No matter how tough the...

25.12.2024 2

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Global Turbulence And Local Challenges Define Economic And Political Landscape For 2025

We always begin the calendar year with a degree of optimism. To live with hope is in the very nature of human existence. No matter how tough the...

24.12.2024 2

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We need more fair compensation for workers

The Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India, Anantha Nageswaran while speaking to corporate leaders at an industry chamber event,...

13.12.2024 4

Greater Kashmir

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We Need More Fair Compensation for Workers

The share of workers in industry has stagnated for far too long. And so have wages

11.12.2024 4

Free Press Journal

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Reading the Maharashtra Verdict from a Fiscal Lens

Maharashtra at 14 percent has the biggest share of the nation’s economic output. Its capital Mumbai is also the commercial and financial capital of...

28.11.2024 5

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Reading The Maharashtra Verdict Through A Fiscal Lens

Poll myopia needs an antidote of responsible fiscal leadership for long-term sustainable growth

26.11.2024 10

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How Will Geopolitical Disruption In The Era Of Trump 2.0 Impact India?

India’s relationship with the US will likely become more transactional in President Trump’s second term as he makes domestic issues a high priority...

14.11.2024 2

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Geopolitics in the era of Trump 2.0

The election of Donald Trump for a second presidency is a turning point for the world. The outcome was decisive even as the reasons can be debated...

12.11.2024 3

Greater Kashmir

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Reckoning with a Slowdown and Still High Inflation

There are several recent data points emerging from government and other sources, that are pointing to an economy slowdown. Whether this is a...

25.10.2024 4

Greater Kashmir

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Reckoning With A Slowdown And Inflation That Is Still High

An economy slowing down — even if cyclically — during the festival season is a worrying feature

23.10.2024 5

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The slow journey toward Universal Basic Income

In the Economic Survey of 2016-17 the concept of Universal Basic Income (UBI) was discussed as a potential solution to reducing poverty and income...

05.09.2024 3

Greater Kashmir

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The Slow – But Inevitable – Journey Toward Universal Basic Income

Given the proliferation across different states of various cash transfer and other free in-kind benefits schemes for girls and women, we are...

03.09.2024 2

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Workplace safety and women’s participation in workforce

A 25-year old nurse Aruna Shanbaug was sexually assaulted by a male sweeper in Mumbai’s renowned King Edward Memorial Hospital. He choked her with...

21.08.2024 5

Greater Kashmir

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How Workplace Safety Affects Women’s Participation In Workforce

It is not just the prevalence of crime but the threat of sexual violence that can deter women from taking up formal sector jobs

20.08.2024 2

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From Quota Stir to Chaos: Bangladesh’s Descent

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled the country. How rapidly and suddenly her regime has unraveled.  It started with an anti-quota...

07.08.2024 3

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One can read it as a pivot toward labour-intensive growth, which includes the enhancement of human capital

This was the first budget of the government led by Prime Minister Modi in his third outing as the PM. It has laid the contours for Modi 3.0...

26.07.2024 10

Greater Kashmir

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Welcome Emphasis On Jobs, Skilling & Small Businesses

The budget has laid the contours for Modi 3.0 economic policies, which need to get the nod from NDA allies too. Clearly, the emphasis is on job...

24.07.2024 1

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Navigating in Choppy Waters

The world is in a turmoil. The Russia-Ukraine conflict is well into its third year with no end in sight. Israel’s pounding of Gaza is eight months...

22.07.2024 10

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