When the Finance Minister rose in Parliament to present the Union Budget, the macro story was familiar: fiscal discipline, capital expenditure, manufacturing, and growth amid global uncertainty. But for the North-East — a region long treated as a footnote in national economic imagination — the real question was simpler and sharper: does this budget finally…
Media coverage of Davos 2026 focused on Western anxiety and geopolitical rifts. But beneath the noise, a quieter shift took place. Emerging economies didn’t debate the future — they negotiated it. And in many ways, they walked away as the real winners. From Listening to Positioning Unlike earlier Davos editions where emerging markets sought validation,…
As India heads into the Union Budget, a subtle but decisive shift is underway in the country’s economic narrative. Unlike previous years—where tax cuts, consumption boosts, and short-term relief dominated pre-Budget lobbying—industry bodies are now pushing for something far more structural. The message from business is clear:India does not need another demand stimulus. It needs…
If 2025 had one defining economic theme for India, it was this: the country kept moving even when the global environment tried to slow it down. Between volatile commodity cycles, uneven global demand, geopolitics, and capital flow turbulence, India’s economy displayed what many analysts increasingly call resilience with reform intent. But a serious year-ender must…
The New Face of Indian Manufacturing India’s manufacturing story is undergoing a quiet but decisive transformation. The age of mega factories dominating industrial output is giving way to a more distributed, agile, and technology-driven ecosystem. At the heart of this shift are Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), which are redefining how manufacturing is organized,…
India’s automobile industry — now firmly the world’s third-largest by production — has shifted gears decisively. What began as a cautious post-pandemic recovery has, by the close of 2025, transformed into a full-scale production and export powerhouse. With record-breaking domestic sales, surging exports, and a measured but irreversible transition toward electric mobility, the sector today…
