A Distant War, A Direct Impact on India
India may soon feel the economic tremors of the escalating conflict triggered by the strikes of Israel and the United States on Iran. What began as a military confrontation in West Asia is rapidly...
Citizens of India or Ghulams of the Billionaire Raj?
February was a long month of protests for Indian workers. To begin with: a general strike organised by a joint committee of trade unions saw the participation of over 30 crore workers! On February...
AI Impact Summit: PR, Protests and the truth
Days after the India AI Impact Summit 2026 wrapped up in New Delhi, news and digital media are flooded with news about the controversy studded event. While a lot of state backed media have...
Bridges, Budgets, and Broken Accountability
Two days ago a parapet segment of an under-construction metro collapsed in Mumbai, killing one person and injuring three others. This incident is the newest addition to a troublingly long list of infrastructure accidents...
Union Budget 2026–27: A Budget Sans Kartavya
On February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman released the 2026-27 Union Budget. In the NDA Government’s long pattern of disregarding the land, lives and labour of people, this budget is another nail in the...
New UGC rules leads to protests by savarnas | Editorial
Finance Matters | Volume 9, Issue 29, January 30, 2026 Within weeks of the new University Grants Commission (UGC) rules’ announcement, India’s barely concealed casteism has come out in full swing. The University Grants...
The Quiet Dilution of Workers’ Rights
The Building and Other Construction Workers cess was never meant to be charity. It was a hard-won levy. One percent of construction cost. Money meant to protect workers who fall from scaffolds, migrate across...
Free Trade, Unequal India
The commerce minister’s celebration of yet another free trade agreement hides a deeper worry. Yes, India’s exports look strong on paper. Yes, the country seems more plugged into global trade. But the gains are...
Financing Precarity: Gig work and cheap labour in India
Gig workers struck work this Christmas and on New Year’s eve protesting against automated systems used by the platforms to penalize delivery workers and reduce their ratings when delays occur, and are asking for...
SHANTI Act: Another Dangerous Example of Profit Over People
President Draupadi Murmu gave assent to the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, formally opening up India’s nuclear energy sector to private players for the very first time....
VB – G RAM G to replace MGNREGA; a decimation of employment guarantee
In the recently concluded session of Parliament, amidst blaring opposition, Speaker Om Birla passed the Viksit Bharath – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (VB – G RAM G). Proposed as a replacement for...
India’s Wealth Gap Widens; Top 1% Dominates National Wealth I Finance Matters, 05 December 2025
The World Inequality Report 2026 delivers a sharp warning about India’s economic direction. It shows that India is now one of the most unequal countries in the world, with wealth and income concentrating rapidly at the...
India’s Labour Codes: Reform or Rollback of Workers’ Rights? | Editorial | Finance Matters, 28 November 2025
The Union government’s move to notify the long-pending Labour Codes marks the biggest overhaul of India’s labour laws since Independence. By replacing 29 existing laws with four sweeping Codes, the Centre claims it is...
Extreme Weather, Unequal Impact: India’s Growing Divide | Editorial | Finance Matters, 21 November 2025
India’s growing climate crisis is now impossible to overlook. A new Climate Risk Index by Germanwatch ranks India ninth among the countries most severely affected by extreme weather in the last 30 years. In...
GST Cuts: A Relief or a Mirage?
The GST Council’s rate reductions are being hailed as a relief for consumers, but the timing makes the move look reactive rather than reformist. If the intent was truly to ease burdens on households,...
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