India doesn’t care about GDP. What matters is JDP — Jobs Data, Please
A double-digit headline GDP growth or being crowned the world’s fastest-growing economy means very little, unless it also yields robust income growth for families.
Macro Economy
A road map to fight the inflation stress
The Centre must reduce fuel taxes, increase subsidies, and desist from raising indirect taxes. The only way to fund the extra expense will be to find additional revenue streams
Whose GDP is it anyway?
It is time for political leaders to clamour for an overhaul of India’s economic performance measurement framework
Free trade is passé. US, Russia just made trade all about friends and foes
Is India a friend or a foe for the US? Is being antagonistic to China and Russia necessary? Compulsions of an interdependent world are making ‘foes’ into friends.
Buying Russian oil is ruble wise but rupee foolish. It bloodies India’s hands
US has no moral rectitude to deliver ethical sermons. But regardless, India must take a holistic view in purchasing oil from Russia—it’s not a rosy picture.