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Circular finance can solve the climate action funding problem. And India can lead the way

One reason climate finance remains stuck is that it is treated apart from fiscal policy. Yet, the two are inseparable.

21.10.2025 10

ThePrint

Arvind Mayaram

Only below-the-radar diplomacy can work in India-US trade ties now

India’s competitiveness cannot be defended abroad if it is eroded at home. Short-term measures can provide a cushion, but without reforms, exporters...

06.10.2025 5

ThePrint

Arvind Mayaram

India needs a National Jobs Mission, not just skilling

Training millions of young people without commensurate opportunities risks producing not more employed youth, but more skilled unemployed.

27.08.2025 10

ThePrint

Arvind Mayaram

India’s solar ambition needs financial vision – ISA must move from commitments to execution

The ISA should champion a Global Solar Asset Registry for standardised project information, and establish a Solar Credit Guarantee mechanism to...

17.07.2025 9

ThePrint

Arvind Mayaram

A backbone for India’s grassroots democracy

By investing in a professional support structure at the grassroots, India can move from tokenism to transformation.

26.06.2025 10

hindustantimes

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The Budget’s ‘middle-class bonanza’ is a myth. Most Indians won’t feel the impact

For India to sustain strong economic growth, policymakers must go beyond optics and tax cuts. Only then will the “middle-class bonanza” translate...

07.03.2025 10

ThePrint

Arvind Mayaram

National Skill Mission is missing something key. Nai Manzil showed the way

Without school education, skill programmes are not very effective in enabling beneficiaries to enter the formal sector.

22.10.2024 2

ThePrint

Arvind Mayaram