Raman Singh

Opinion: India’s ease of doing business reforms now focus on bigger institutional changes, with Budget 2026–27 stressing tax certainty, digital trade & simpler compliance

Opinion: As India updates the base years for GDP, inflation and industrial output, a broader overhaul of surveys, labour data and dissemination systems is reshaping how the economy is measured and understood.

Opinion: Economic stability rests on strong institutions, not strongmen. Centralising economic power in leaders weakens trust, policy credibility and long-term growth.

Opinion : India’s strong GDP growth is no longer creating enough jobs, pointing to structural flaws in the growth model rather than temporary economic shocks.

Opinion : India’s strong GDP growth masks a jobs gap, as rising output hasn’t translated into stable, well-paying work for millions of workers.

Opinion : The new rural jobs law shifts more responsibility to states and leaves wage concerns unresolved, raising questions over protections for rural livelihoods.

OpinionI India’s economy is shifting from short-term momentum to a stronger, structured growth path driven by price stability, rising production and wider participation.

Opinion: India’s exports are climbing, but a widening trade deficit and rising import dependence reveal deeper economic vulnerabilities behind the positive headlines.

India pulled 17 crore people out of extreme poverty, with rates falling to a record 2.3%. But a key question remains — has India reduced poverty or built real prosperity?

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, in his Vijayadashami address, stressed swadeshi and self-reliance amid Trump’s tariff wars, warning: “Interdependence must not become helplessness.