On June 19, 2025, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released its World Investment Report 2025. The global investment outlook has turned negative, driven by escalating trade tensions, geopolitical fragmentation, and increasingeconomic volatility. These factors have led t...
ANUP SHARMA is a veteran communication strategist with over 25 years of experience, has shaped India’s public discourse through the lens of reputation, trust, and digital storytelling. A trusted advisor to global institutions like the World Bank, WHO, UNICEF and various Indian ministries, he has a...
India’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 6.5% in the financial year (FY) 2024–25, according to provisional estimates. This rate is the lowest after Covid period. This marks a slowdown from the 9.2% growth recorded in FY 2023–24. However, a notable improvement was observed in the primary se...
In recent months, global financial markets and trade policies have been marked by mounting uncertainty. Both the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have projected a global economic slowdown. According to the IMF’s World Economic ...
In 1987, Australian tennis player Pat Cash triumphed at Wimbledon, defeating Ivan Lendl of Czechoslovakia in the final. The Sun Sentinel, a Florida newspaper, ran a clever headline: “CASH BETTER THAN CZECH”, playing on Cash’s name and Lendl’s nationality. While the pun made for a witty headl...
When businesses align with higher values, success becomes sustainable—and profit becomes a byproduct of purpose.In a world where agility and innovation often dominate the business agenda, a quieter but transformative movement is reshaping the way organizations operate: Conscious Capitalism. Pionee...
April 2025 has been the most chaotic month in recent global economic history, impacting countries of all sizes and economic strength. The situation can best be described as “confusion worse confounded,” borrowing from John Milton’s Paradise Lost (Book 2, line 995). The seeds of this confu...
A recent World Bank (WB) report, titled World Bank’s Spring 2025 Poverty and Equity Brief, highlights India’s substantial progress in reducing poverty. According to the report, extreme poverty in India declined from 16.2% in 2011–12 to just 2.3% in 2022–23. This means that 171 million people...
NITI Aayog’s recent report, Macro and Fiscal Landscape of the State of Punjab, reveals a troubling economic picture. Between 2012-13 and 2021-22, Punjab’s real Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) grew at an average annual rate of just 5%, lagging behind the national average of 5.6%. More concern...
Last Month, the Indian Parliament passed the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, a progressive step allowing bank account holders to nominate up to four individuals. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman deserves high praise for championing this reform, which empowers bank account holders to nominate...
