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India’s Record Remittances: A Warning, Not Just a Financial Windfall

Remittances surged during the West Asia conflict, cushioning India’s current account. But the inflow may mask Gulf job losses and a dangerous data gap

Sagari Gupta

October 21, 2026 at 6:45 AM IST

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PLI at Six: Real Factories, Modest Returns, and a Bill Still Being Written

Production-linked incentives have changed what India makes, but not as much as promised. The next round should learn from the gap

Ganga Narayan Rath and Chirayu Sharma

October 6, 2026 at 10:15 AM IST

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How Do Employers Screen Recent Graduates in India?

The availability of information about human capital is not enough to ensure employers actually use it while making hiring decisions.

Amitrajeet A. Batabyal*

September 24, 2026 at 6:56 AM IST

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National Politics After Jantar Mantar: The Youth Question Returns

The NEET leak protests exposed a political landscape that is structurally imbalanced with an old guard leading a young nation. As parties in the opposition and in power scramble to address their young electorate, it is clear no one can afford to take the youth vote for granted any more.

Amitabh Tiwari

August 4, 2026 at 8:41 AM IST

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Jobs Are Growing, But Productivity Is Lagging: India’s Quality-of-Growth Paradox

India’s strong hiring wave masks a deeper worry: output per worker has stalled, wages are barely rising, and most new jobs sit in low-value sectors. Growth is expanding, but without the productivity lift needed for true transformation.

Rajesh Kumar*

November 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM IST

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India’s Job Market Stalls as Unemployment Creeps Up Again

After two months of mild improvement, India’s unemployment rate edged up in September, widening the gender gap and exposing the fragility of recent gains.

​Akshi Chawla

October 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM IST

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India Can Grow at 7% — But Reforms Must Go Deeper
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