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India’s GDP Growth: A Misleading Celebration | Finance Matters, 06 June 2025 | Editorial

There has been considerable noise in the media and government circles about India surpassing Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy in terms of GDP. While this sounds impressive, it hides the real story....

Read more June 11, 2025 at 12:13 pm CFA

Who Gains, Who Loses? Rethinking India’s Global Trade Moves

India is reportedly planning to open parts of its massive $700+ billion public procurement market to foreign companies, starting with the U.K. and the U.S. This marks a big policy shift. The government claims...

Read more May 31, 2025 at 11:14 am CFA

The Untold Toll of India’s Covid Crisis

The second wave of COVID-19 in 2021 was one of the worst health crises India has ever faced. Hospitals were full, oxygen was scarce, and many families lost loved ones. But new government data...

Read more May 15, 2025 at 2:48 pm CFA

India’s Census Delay and Its Policy Fallout | Finance Matters, 02 May 2025 | Editorial

India’s national Census, usually conducted every ten years without fail since 1881, has now been delayed for more than five years. Originally due in 2021, it’s now expected only in 2026 — a worrying...

Read more May 6, 2025 at 4:33 pm CFA

The Paradox of India’s Fuel Pricing | Finance Matters, 04 April 2025 | Editorial

The Union government shocked everyone by raising the price of domestic LPG and the excise taxes on petrol and diesel at a time when oil prices worldwide have fallen sharply.   On April 8,...

Read more April 10, 2025 at 12:59 pm CFA

India’s Financial Institutions and the Climate Catastrophe | Editorial | | Finance Matters, 21 March 2025

February 2025 was the hottest since 1901, and the warming trend is only intensifying. The IMD data confirms what scientists have warned for years—climate change is no longer a distant threat but an active...

Read more March 25, 2025 at 4:10 pm CFA

From Privacy Invasion to Economic Strain! | Finance Matters, 07 March 2025 | Editorial

The Income Tax Bill, 2025 is raising serious concerns about privacy and government overreach.

Read more March 12, 2025 at 5:00 pm CFA

Rising debt, falling savings, liquidity crunch, and the struggle for stable growth | Finance Matters, 21 February 2025 | Editorial

India’s economy is facing a mix of opportunities and challenges.

Read more February 24, 2025 at 5:44 pm CFA

Union Budget 2025: Missed Opportunities and Misplaced Priorities.

The 2025 Union Budget is more than an economic plan—it’s a pre-election strategy designed to secure votes, especially in Delhi and Bihar, where elections were announced. With a large portion of Delhi’s voters comprising the...

Read more February 8, 2025 at 7:47 am CFA

Budget 2025: Income Tax & the Growing Inequality Gap | Finance Matters, 25 January 2025 | Editorial

The Union Budget is only a few days away and speculations that the Income Tax will be reduced is high.

Read more January 26, 2025 at 6:02 pm CFA

The Magic of Falling NPAs! | Finance Matters | 13 December 2024 | Editorial

A recent investigation by The Indian Express revealed that over 43% of the total non-performing assets (NPA) till March 2019, or Rs. 4.02 lakh crore, was accounted for by just 100 companies. According to...

Read more December 17, 2024 at 4:02 pm CFA

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