Selected Tag: D. Tripati Rao
Selected Tag: D. Tripati Rao
D. Tripati Rao

D. Tripati Rao

D. Tripati Rao is a Senior Professor of Economics and Business Environment at IIM Lucknow.

UPI’s Next Challenge: Can India Keep Digital Payments Sustainable?

UPI has made digital payments nearly frictionless. The challenge now is funding that infrastructure without discouraging merchants from going cashless

D. Tripati Rao

Adv. Shivam Rai

Pooja Teotia

October 8, 2026 at 5:39 AM IST

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India's Healthcare Crisis: Why Insurance Coverage Fails the Insured

Insurance covers 46% but reimburses just 4.3%. For the poor, lost wages from illness prove deadlier than medical bills. This invisible crisis demands policy action.

D. Tripati Rao

Rishu Kumar

July 22, 2026 at 5:49 AM IST

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Ten Optical Illusions of India’s GDP Ranking by the IMF

India’s fall in IMF’s GDP rankings reflects currency swings and statistical revisions more than any weakening of economic fundamentals. But raising per capita income and productivity will be key to sustaining the growth.

D. Tripati Rao

April 28, 2026 at 6:33 AM IST

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India’s New CPI–GDP Series Resets the Lens on Growth and Inflation

India’s new CPI and GDP series overhaul flawed measurements, sharpen inflation signals and revise growth lower, offering policymakers clearer guidance.

D. Tripati Rao

March 17, 2026 at 8:57 AM IST

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West Asia War Tests India’s Energy, Trade and Financial Stability

As the Israel-Iran conflict widens, risks to oil flows, remittances, capital flows and the rupee are rising, forcing India to balance growth with external stability

D. Tripati Rao

March 15, 2026 at 6:53 AM IST

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