Gross domestic product is a narrow and an inadequate metric to capture the holistic and true value of health investment, leading to economic wellbeing. Read more »
In the transition from lockdown to normalcy, there will be logistics problems, supply chain disruptions and market fragmentation that need to be tackled. Read more »
The Reserve Bank of India should pause rate cuts, must signal that it continues on the accommodative path and still has space for future cuts in policy rates. Read more »
There are enough reasons to be optimistic – the economy had a good rabi crop, the monsoon has been good and the kharif crop is also expected to be good. Read more »
A sharper cut in the policy rates by RBI would have been possible in August review, but for high inflation rate in the first three months of the current year. Read more »
Population growth will be driven by multiple factors such as child mortality, education among women, urbanisation, and access to reproductive healthcare. Read more »
Underwear Index, the Confident Consumer, and the Stairway to Heaven: Governments and businesses are rendered clueless by the demise of old templates. Read more »
The repo rate and the reverse repo rate can be cut further following the global trends as inflation is no longer a threat to the economy and businesses. Read more »
The economy has been stalled by the coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown. Tourism industry can help fast recovery by generating income and jobs. Read more »
Innate strength and resilience of the Indian economy may see it staging a smart recovery and posting robust growth once the Covid-19 lockdown is lifted. Read more »