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Wednesday, October 29, 2025
TopicPublic debt

Topic: Public debt

Freebie culture may garner electoral triumphs, but India can hardly sustain resulting public debt

Next round of state elections will see more welfare promises. However, these freebies may be offered at the cost of investment in infrastructure required for a modernising economy.

India’s public debt ratio to jump to 90% due to Covid, IMF says

It is projected to stabilise in 2021, before slowly declining up to the end of the projection period in 2025, said Vitor Gaspar, Director of the IMF's Fiscal Affairs Dept.

Populist leaders can ruin a global economic recovery

Future of global economy depends on a new crop of anti-establishment politicians. Given their recent track record, that’s not an encouraging prospect.

On Camera

TTP is byproduct of Pakistan’s own policies. Attacking Afghanistan won’t solve crises at home

Pakistan aimed to convey a message to the West about its counterterrorism efforts and show China that it has control over the CPEC routes. However, both messages fell flat.

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.