India, April 16 -- India's 44-day-long election cycle for electing a new national government kicks off in three days. What is the basic nature of the political contest in 2024? The BJP wants to treat... Read More
New Delhi, April 13 -- India's benchmark inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), fell to 4.85% in March from its 5.09% level in February 2024. The reduction in inflation numbers is ... Read More
India, April 11 -- "You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Right? The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, I... Read More
India, April 8 -- "Two years ago, around this time, when CPI inflation had peaked at 7.8% in April 2022, the elephant in the room was inflation. The elephant has now gone out for a walk and appears to... Read More
India, April 6 -- That India is the world's fastest growing major economy and it will become the third largest economy in the world under the third Narendra Modi government is a given -- and also a bi... Read More
India, April 5 -- That the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been the dominant political player in India since its 2014 victory is beyond doubt. That Narendra Modi is the most popular politician India ... Read More
India, March 29 -- The Paris-based World Inequality Lab recently published a paper which claims that economic inequality in India is the highest it has ever been since the British Raj. Like every othe... Read More
India, March 22 -- The Election Commission of India, this week, finally released data which makes it possible to map donors and recipients for almost three-fourths of the total amount donated via Elec... Read More
India, March 14 -- We now have both retail and wholesale inflation numbers for February. While the Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew at 5.1% in February, the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) rose by just 0.2... Read More
India, March 14 -- The BJP dumped its alliance partner, the JJP in Haryana earlier this week, which had the deputy chief minister's position in the government. The decision, most likely, is driven by... Read More