What NITI Aayog’s Fiscal Health Index 2026 reveals about Assam’s fiscal strength, debt and investment headroom Assam’s fifth-place ranking in NITI Aayog’s Fiscal Health Index 2026 hides a more interesting story: the state has the strongest debt position in the North-Eastern and Himalayan group and one of the region’s better revenue performances, but its fiscal…
India’s Global Capability Centre economy is approaching $100 billion. As the next wave moves beyond the metros, the Northeast has many of the ingredients needed to participate. What it lacks is a policy and talent strategy built for the GCC economy of 2026. There was a time when a Global Capability Centre, or GCC, was…
A new FDI policy could make it easier for Indian products to reach global consumers. But the bigger question is who will own the customer, the data, and the brand. Imagine a small manufacturer in Moradabad, a handloom producer in Assam or a spice entrepreneur in Meghalaya with a product that could find customers in…
India’s services sector is showing signs of moderation. Here’s what the latest PMI data means for businesses, startups, investors and Northeast India. India’s economy has become one of the world’s fastest-growing success stories. Behind that success is a sector that rarely grabs headlines but quietly drives employment, investment and innovation—the services sector. From software engineers…
India’s digital economy is no longer an emerging story — it is one of the country’s most important economic engines, shaping financial inclusion, public service delivery, entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence and global investment. Over the past decade, innovations such as Aadhaar, UPI, DigiLocker and ONDC have transformed how millions of Indians transact, access government services and…
Assam’s ₹1,164-crore A-SEMI initiative aims to build far more than a skilled workforce around Tata Electronics’ Jagiroad semiconductor facility. Can the state transform a landmark investment into a thriving semiconductor ecosystem owned and shaped by local enterprises? A Semiconductor Plant Can Create Jobs. An Ecosystem Can Create Prosperity. Economic history repeatedly shows that landmark industrial…
As artificial intelligence advances faster than governments can regulate, a new United Nations warning has reignited a critical global debate. Can humanity build safeguards before machines begin making decisions beyond our understanding? Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming one of the most transformative technologies humanity has ever created. Many experts now believe its long-term impact could…
For decades, Northeast India has remained trapped in an economic contradiction that policymakers have repeatedly acknowledged but rarely solved. The region possesses one of Asia’s richest bamboo ecosystems, governments have launched multiple bamboo missions over the years, institutions have been created to support the sector and communities across the region have depended on bamboo-based livelihoods…
For the better part of the last three years, India has been celebrating what is arguably one of the country’s biggest technological success stories. Digital payments have exploded across the economy. Unified Payments Interface, better known as UPI, has transformed the way Indians transact, making the country one of the world’s largest real-time digital payments…
Over the last few days, disappointment has been spreading across Assam and much of Northeast India after reports emerged that the proposed India–Japan summit in Guwahati may no longer take place as originally expected. Social media conversations quickly began framing the development as a lost opportunity. For many observers, the conclusion appeared almost automatic. If…
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