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Expert Commentary
Timely expert analysis of policy decisions, government announcements, and institutional reports in India, with focus on design and implementation. Written by domain experts, these short commentaries explain the design, implications, and implementation challenges of recent policy developments, helping readers quickly understand what has changed, how it affects a sector, and why it matters for policy and governance.
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Agrifood Reform Must Align Governance Before Scaling Markets
Pratap Singh Birthal, ICAR-NIAP
NPS Vatsalya Tests India’s Bet on Commitment-Based Savings
Gopal Kumar, Radgo
Land Records Reform Must Recognise India’s Diverse Tenure Systems
Pranab R. Choudhury, Landstack
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Election-Time Cash Transfers Are Reshaping State Welfare Politics
Prashant Kumar Choudhary, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Bangalore
Shallow Integration, Not De-globalisation, Is India’s Real Challenge
Meenakshi Shekhar, Centre For Advanced Financial Research And Learning (CAFRAL)
Why Bidi Taxes Undermine Tobacco Control
Charan Mahananda, Centre for Commercial Determinants of Health, Institute of Public Health Bengaluru
Digital Fraud Rules Should Shift from Compensation to Prevention
Nikhita Jindal, MicroSave Consulting
Hormuz and Iran Shocks Could Rapidly Widen India’s Current Account Deficit
Nandhini S, Barclays; Saumitra Bhaduri, Madras School of Economics
Why Crime Anxiety Is India’s Overlooked Economic Drag
Vinod Kumar, NatWest Group
CSR 2.0 Could Turn Corporate Spending into Quasi-Public Finance
Atul Ghorpade, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras; Sabuj Kumar Mandal, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
India’s Labour Data Must Combine Surveys with New Digital Signals
Shreshti Rawat, Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics
India Needs Integrated Land Records to Unlock Investment and Protect Livelihoods
Prerna Prabhakar, Centre for Social and Economic Progress
India’s Malnutrition Puzzle Runs Deeper Than Food
Jyothimol Joseph, Pondicherry University; Ramadas Sendhil, Department of Economics, Pondicherry University
Inclusive Cities Require Coordinated Governance and Accountable Digital Systems
Mala Mukherjee, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies
India’s Digital Divide Is Now a Capability Gap
Shreya Bhattacharya, Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL); Bishmay Barik, Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL)