The future we were promised in sci-fi books and movies is almost here!

A real happy surprise to see this generous and comprehensive review of the Nehru Development Model by no less than India’s Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Shri Hardeep Singh Puri. Thanks you Minister. 🙏🏽 indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

1/ In today’s Indian express, I argue that addressing multidimensional challenges in providing support to Indian farmers requires a broader, multi-instrument approach indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

ADB’s flagship economic report goes live on 9 April. Economic forecasts and analyses for the world’s most dynamic region. Follow us for updates. #ADO2025

In today's The Indian Express, I argue that even as export prospects dim, this disruption could present a window of opportunity for India. indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

This special issue of EPW published today has 11 articles on 25-26 union budget. I edited this issue as a guest editor. epw.in/taxonomy/term/…

"Exit barriers reduce entry, misallocate resources and create a long right tail in the age distribution of firms." From a new paper by Shoumitro Chatterjee, Kala Krishna, Kalyani Padmakumar and Yingyan Zhao: "No Country for Dying Firms: Evidence from India"

.Shan Li has an excellent piece in the The Wall Street Journal on how exit barriers hurts Indian industry and also cites our (Kala Krishna, Kalyani Padmakumar, Yingyan Zhao) research. wsj.com/business/setti…

ADB Pegs India’s Growth at 6.5% for FY2025, FY2026 adb.org/news/adb-pegs-… via @adb_HQ

Not surprising, but often forgotten. Great chart.

All 258 rockets launched in 2025 so far, chronologically and at scale.

Rigid labor laws have stunted the growth of more productive factory jobs, trapping our workers in low-productivity activities. This is why I have called the four labor codes, implemented yesterday, the Mother of all reforms.

I had a great time chatting with the brilliant Rahul Ahluwalia on his podcast, in the company of the wise sage mohitsatyanand. We discussed freedom, agency, technology and our hopes for India. Do watch! :)

Chinmaya Goyal, a fiscal federalism scholar, says, “Since I have been working in this area, I can credibly say the 16th FCs approach to data dissemination has been a breath of fresh air. Especially on local body finaces, no dataset similar to this exists.”