The national headlines are celebrating. As of January 2026, India’s retail inflation has cooled to a comfortable 2.75% under the newly minted 2024 CPI base year. On paper, the dragon is slain. But if you’re standing in a market in Aizawl, Itanagar, or Shillong, those celebratory numbers feel like a statistical mirage. While the “mainland”…
As New Delhi negotiates what is being billed as the “mother of all trade deals” with Europe, a quieter and more uncomfortable question remains unanswered: where does North East India fit into this grand economic reset? A Deal That Will Reshape India — Unevenly The proposed India–European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is no ordinary…
The Reserve Bank of India’s latest directive asking states to outline a “clear glide path” for reducing public debt has triggered a fresh round of debate in policy circles. On the surface, the numbers appear reassuring. Aggregate state debt-to-GDP has declined from a pandemic-era peak of nearly 31% in FY21 to a projected 29.2% in…
