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A whistle-stop tour of the greatest hits of progressive policy fails to take account of a central conundrum

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a Rs 1.06 lakh crore health budget for 2026-27, a 9 percent increase from the current financial year. Yet persistent gaps in utilisation, staffing and quality suggest higher allocations alone cannot fix India's public health crisis.

Prior to the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill, Trump’s “growth” math stood a chance of closing the gap. Now it’s much harder to see it working.

A weak rupee does not stay in currency markets. It quietly shows up in household budgets. When the rupee moves toward levels like 90 or beyond against the dollar, India starts paying more for fuel, food, education, healthcare, travel, and essential imports. Life does not feel expensive overnight. It feels…

Official data shows that economic activities hidden from authorities accounted for 33% of GDP in 2025, down from 45–50% in 2019.

According to the World Economic Forum, roughly 400 million SMEs worldwide represent about 90% of all businesses, provide employment for nearly 70% of the global workforce, and contribute close to half of global GDP.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.28%. Today’s stock rally has curbed liquidity demand for the dollar. Losses in the dollar are contained due to today’s stronger-than-expected US economic news on weekly jobless claims and Q3 GDP. US weekly initial unemployment claims rose +1,000 to 200,000, showing...

Spiraling interest payments—which grew from $352 billion in 2021 to $970 billion in 2025—put the debt train on an accelerated track.

Three senior partners at McKinsey have a new book, "A Century of Plenty," looking back at 100 years of human progress and asking if we can do it again.