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Costly energy pivot

India’s apparent move away from discounted Russian crude as part of its interim trade understanding with the US poses fresh…

Decoding the Geopolitical Strings Attached to India’s $500 Billion US Pact

Relief with strings attached

The real test will be whether India can secure a final BTA that delivers stable market access

Over Half of Global Complaints by Indian Students Come From Russia: MEA Data

Calculated trade-off

India gives ground on tariffs and oil to buy time, access, and strategic alignment

Why RBI’s Sanjay Malhotra is Signaling a Nine-Month Hold on Interest Rates

Policy continuity

RBI signals stability as growth holds and inflation risks linger

Budget 2026 and the Keynesian Ghost

Keynes’s general theory, 90 years on

Come any Budget (or crisis), the discussion veers towards favouring and opposing Keynesian stimulus, multipliers, and animal spirits

Budget 2027 Boosts Outlays but Misses Critical GDP Spending Targets

Slow progress

New schemes well-designed, but health & education spending continues to lag Viksit Bharat goals

A shot in the arm

Budgetary allocations bode well for India’s foreign and security policies

How Personalized Leadership is Blurring the US-China Divide

American or Chinese exceptionalism?

Both US and Chinese leaders are guilty of personalising the conflict-prone relationship. Continuing down this path raises the important question…