Words followed by intent? What do you think? #Budget2025

Our article on how India's #Budget2025 stays true to its unique economic path - prioritising short-term consumption boost, long-term private investment in futuristic, profuctivity-enhancing sectors - all while keeping a tab on fiscal discipline. …vernment.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/b…

✍#OPINION | "The #UnionBuget2025 provides a roadmap for India's journey toward global economic leadership - on its own terms, in its own way," Our visiting fellows Dr Megha Jain and sakshi abrol write in ETGovernment. Read full article here: shorturl.at/4J09m

Budgetary ‘Growth’ Narrative in 2025: India continues to chart distinctly its own course This year’s Union Budget balances short-term consumption boosting medium-term support for private investments and long-term structural investments in futuristic sectors while keeping an eye

Viksit Bharat 2047 needs an investment push. But even as government lays down red carpet, much of India’s private capital seems to prefer boarding a foreign flight. Why is India Inc. hesitant to bet big on its own turf? Megha Jain & I look at some the factors in this article

Victory for India. - Ceasefire has been achieved on our terms - DGMO Pakistan approached India - India has redrawn the lines of tolerance levels. - Any terror attack and we will flatten pindi airbase - Amazing test of our Air defence system, the world would notice - Super

Pakistan is now misappropriating Indian news clippings as their own..DG ISPR's team forgot to delete the 'Jai Hind' ticker though!

Worth mentioning how much the Chinese paid for this sycophantic propaganda! thealtworld.substack.com/p/indiapakista…

India's online shopping habits are shifting in fascinating ways, reveals our piece in businessline: thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/how-in… Rural online clothing, Urban bill payments surge. Touch-and-feel preferred in furniture. The story is more nuanced than the headlines! Ministry of Electronics & IT

How India’s online shopping habits have shifted Online buying is growing, but its contours are defined by geography, category, and consumer confidence thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/how-in… - sakshi abrol and Ashish Kumar

Just unpacked 2000+ pages of India-UK #ceta into this business-ready brief. Key wins, nuances, and what to watch as the deal comes into effect. More to come- we're watching the space! Minister of Commerce and Industry DGFT ukibc.com/reports/uk-ind…

Chuffed to see my report on UK-India CETA released by the British High Commissioner Lindy Cameron CB OBE at UKIBC's Tech Fest. 2000 pages of legal text distilled into actionable insights backed with data & evidence. Download it at ukibc.com/reports/uk-ind… DGFT Dept of Commerce, GoI

India is set to contribute 20% to global growth. Yet, private investments lag. In this piece for Mint, we argue the real challenge is capital allocation. Sectoral trends and global benchmarks give an inkling. Do read and comment! Pahlé India Foundation

Quality standards should build competitiveness, not constrain it. economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-com… We wrote on similar lines last year: policycircle.org/opinion/india-…

Consumption signals aspiration and a way to harness human capital as long as policy keeps pace. Insightful reflections in this article!

When the Somalian Deputy PM casually replied in Hindi and said he studied in India, it made for great TV. But it's a resounding reminder of our soft power at work. Education & medical tourism are quietly shaping our influence across the Global South; we should build on it!

Ecommerce can be a great leveller for artisans, forest dependent tribal communities & smallholder producers who often face 'adverse value chain inclusion' by offering them access to market information and markets themselves. Great initiative by Flipkart

From headline grabbing announcements to long horizon planning – India’s Budget has seen this shift. This network view of #Budget2026 shows how: digital, infrastructure and manufacturing sit at the core, binding skills, energy, trade and inclusion into a coherent growth system.

It's time Air India cleaned it's act. A frequent flyer to FRA, I’ve watched standards hit new lows in last 3 years Uncomfortable seats, unsanitary toilets, unpalatable food, unresponsive staff were negotiable But experiencing a 'chalta hain' attitude towards safety is not!