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BRICS Meets in New Delhi as Xi Jinping Returns to India
India hosted the 18th BRICS summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on 12 and 13 September 2026, under a chairship it assumed on 1…
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All long readsThe Chokepoint and the Current Account: How a Strait Reaches India’s Books
A chokepoint is a geographic fact that becomes an economic one only through the balance of payments. The Strait of Hormuz carries a fifth of…
The Base Year Problem: How a Revision Becomes a Political Argument
When a national statistics office changes the year it measures growth against, it changes every comparison that runs across the change. This is normal, necessary…
From MGNREGA to VB-G RAM G: When a Guarantee Becomes a Shared Bill
On 1 July 2026 the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 was repealed and replaced by the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar…

