GDP

Budget moves forward with future as focus but ducks key reforms

February 02, 2026 7:22 am

The conviction that the Modi government showed in signing FTAs needs replication when it comes to domestic economy and governance

Finance Minister has bypassed large parts of farm sector

February 02, 2026 7:22 am

The vision of Viksit Bharat cannot be realised without a stronger and more productive rural economy. Developmental expenditures are the only way to improve rural livelihoods

Debt-to-GDP target set at 55.6% for FY27, nominal GDP growth pegged at 10%

February 01, 2026 2:35 pm

The move to debt-to-GDP comes after more than two decades of the Indian government targeting a reduction in the fiscal deficit.

Budget 2026 Live Streaming: When, where and how to watch FM Nirmala Sitharaman budget speech live stream

February 01, 2026 7:05 am

FM Nirmala Sitharaman Budget 2026 Speech Time, Live Streaming: Union Budget 2026 will be Nirmala Sitharaman’s ninth consecutive Budget, a record in India’s parliamentary history.

'The balance of power is changing': Elon Musk on China and India driving 43% of global growth

January 31, 2026 4:05 pm

According to the IMF, the Asia-Pacific region will contribute nearly half of the global real GDP growth in 2026.

The Last decade was about fixing the economic plumbing. The next should be about reforms and execution

January 29, 2026 7:25 am

The last decade was about fixing the plumbing, building digital systems, physical infrastructure, and fiscal capacity. The next decade should be defined by consistent execution, especially at the state and municipal level,

Goldilocks phase of India’s economy can be sustained

January 26, 2026 12:45 pm

AI can increase the performance of the education and health sectors. A young population with a median age of around 28 years is another key driver of growth for India

Udit Misra writes: In corporate India’s sales data, another reason why GDP growth is being questioned

January 24, 2026 6:20 am

The question is: While India’s GDP has been surprising observers on the upside every quarter this financial year, what has happened to the growth rate of net sales in corporate India?

Udit Misra writes: India must widen, and deepen, its export pool to offset Trump's tariffs

January 16, 2026 7:30 pm

In the latest edition of his weekly column, GDP (Graphs, Data and Perspectives), Udit Misra examines how India's exports to the US, as well as the rest of the world, have been impacted by Donald Trump's exorbitant tariffs.

Thirty five years after liberalisation, let's pick up threads from an incomplete 1991 story

January 12, 2026 2:37 pm

Not alleviating poverty preventable by entrepreneurship is a form of violence, yet entitled dynasts continue to peddle dated ideology that views suited booted entrepreneurs as predators

‘Think of it the other way, not about govt raiding RBI, but how RBI could have behaved differently’

June 22, 2020 6:07 pm

In this edition of the Idea Exchange, Former Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian talks about demonitisation, defends GST, explains the reasons why growth has not been robust and reflects back on his tenure as Chief Economic Adviser of India.

Post-demonetisation, GDP figures dip to 6.1 pc

June 22, 2020 7:01 pm

'Railways in crisis going from bad to worse': Dinesh Trivedi

February 25, 2016 6:55 am

New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Former railways minister Dinesh Trivedi wished Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu all the best for the upcoming Railways Budget. He said he was little worried about the railways because railways is a basic system anywhere in the world, which adds to half percent to the GDP. If the railways doesn’t do well, you cannot contain even your food inflation.

India has the same per capita income as Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya: Onno Ruhl

June 23, 2015 10:08 am