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Increase in STT is small but it signals a shift in how India views risk

For long-term investors and for institutional entities with substantial balance sheets, the effect is marginal. The primary burden is borne by high-frequency retail traders.

Budget 2026 is deliberately boring. Given the global climate, it’s a smart decision

Budget 2026 does not seek to redefine India’s growth model; rather, it reinforces the existing framework characterised by fiscal restraint, public investment, and manufacturing depth.

Economic Survey 2025-26 takes global lessons seriously—and shows why Swadeshi is the way to go

The Economic Survey 2025-26 is not a celebration of success, but a measured warning that the traditional paradigms of global economic growth are no longer applicable.

India’s cheapest growth reform is in agriculture. Mustard shows why

Farmers are often characterised as risk-averse. In actuality, they are responding to a policy framework that mitigates price risk for a limited range of crops.

India has an import dependency problem. What Budget 2026 can change

Import dependence is not an inevitability; it is a matter of policy and policy can be rewritten.

The Budget faces a precarious illusion. Low inflation masks a deeper fragility

If low inflation is interpreted as a success, fiscal ambitions will be limited. And if it is perceived as indicative of weak demand, the policy response will have to be suitably adjusted.

Venezuelan economy did not collapse overnight. 4 decades of stagnation is the cause

In 1980, South American countries exhibited similar income levels, with Venezuela ranking among the more affluent economies. By 2023, this landscape had significantly altered.

Does govt spending bring the same economic benefits it once did? Data says no

Fiscal policy must acknowledge its limitations. Govt spending can't manufacture confidence.

India’s NPAs are at record low. Why it can be the most dangerous phase

The credibility of India’s banking recovery hinges on whether discipline is maintained when it is least politically and commercially convenient.

Beyond electricity and exports—how should India actually check GDP growth now?

If growth is genuine, it should be observable across multiple dimensions. If it is not, early acknowledgment allows for policy adjustments.

On Camera

Modi mainstreamed Israel like no Indian PM before. Delhi must stay alert to regional realities

Four broader factors will shape the trajectory of India-Israel relationship. Failure to anticipate these possible unintended consequences now may complicate its future direction.

Indian economy to grow faster than expected at 7.6% in FY26, shows govt data under new series

Under new base year, FY2025-26 GDP growth revised up to 7.6 percent; Chief economic advisor revises growth for FY 2026-27.

India orders more Polish drones, Indian firm keen to set up plant to fill ‘empty’ arsenal—Warsaw’s envoy

New Delhi: India is right to pursue and strike terrorists where they are, as during Op Sindoor, Poland’s Ambassador to India Dr Piotr Antoni...

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.