Selected Tag: India
Selected Tag: India

Health Cess Promise Lost in Fiscal Accounting

CAG findings show that more than half the health cess collected over seven years was not transferred to the designated fund.

D. V. Ramana

June 4, 2026 at 6:12 AM IST

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The NEET Paradox and India’s Fragile Demographic Dividend

India’s vast youth population was expected to drive growth. Rising youth disengagement now threatens productivity, investment and stability.

V Thiagarajan

June 2, 2026 at 5:41 AM IST

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Is Cotton Mission a Strategic Sovereignty or a Statistical Chimera

India’s cotton revival plan aims to reclaim self-sufficiency, but low yields, weak R&D and climate risks may test its ambitions.

G. Chandrashekhar

May 6, 2026 at 12:16 PM IST

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India’s China Trade Tilt Raises Supply Chain Risks 

India’s China deficit widens as imports double, driven by industrial dependence across key sectors, exposing supply chains to concentrated risks.

Ajay Srivastava

April 29, 2026 at 1:21 PM IST

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Toward a South Asian Common Market: A Strategic Imperative

With 1.9 billion people and $5 trillion in GDP, South Asia trades more with the world than with itself. Can regional integration unlock scale, stability, and shared growth?

Arvind Mayaram

February 25, 2026 at 5:32 AM IST

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India’s Net Zero Dream Faces a Copper Reality Check

India’s green transition depends on resources it does not fully control. Unless we fix our copper deficit, the path to net zero may falter.

G. Chandrashekhar

November 4, 2025 at 8:02 AM IST

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