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India Employment Data: Why the Job Numbers Confuse Everyone
India’s jobs numbers often look cleaner than the labour market feels. The reason is not one bad statistic, but several valid ones measuring different realities at once.
Middle class India costs: why taxes, school fees and medical bills still feel heavier
Middle class India costs no longer turn on food inflation alone. The sharper pressure now comes from school fees, medical spending, rent, transport and the formal cost of staying upwardly mobile.
Fiscal Deficit Explained: Why the Government’s Borrowing Plan Reaches Your Wallet
India's fiscal deficit is not just a budget-table abstraction. It affects how the government borrows, how bond yields behave, and how interest costs, inflation risk and tax pressure filter into real life.
Fiscal federalism in India: who really runs India’s economy?
Delhi sets the macro frame, but states increasingly decide whether growth becomes visible as better infrastructure, smoother business execution and more reliable public services.
Make in India defence: can India move from buyer to builder?
India’s defence industry is finally showing scale in budgets, order flow and exports. The harder test is whether India can build deep supply chains and real design ownership, not just assemble more at home.