Economic Survey 2025–26: bright India, darker world
Why is it in news? Relevance Basics: role of the Economic Survey Purpose and nature India’s growth outlook: optimistic fundamentals Medium-term growth projection Drivers of domestic resilience Global outlook: increasingly adverse environment Three global scenarios for 2026 Scenario 1: Best case Scenario 2: Multipolar breakdown Scenario 3: Worst case Emerging risk: AI-driven financial excesses Nature […]
India–EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
Why is it in News? Relevance GS Paper 3 (Indian Economy) GS Paper 2 (International Relations) Strategic Importance of FTA for Manufacturing Global Value Chain (GVC) Integration Market Access and Tariff Liberalisation Zero-Duty Access to EU Market Sector-Specific Manufacturing Gains Textiles and Apparel Automobiles and Engineering Technology, Services, and Manufacturing Linkages Technology Transfer and Services […]
Tiger Global Tax Case & Treaty Abuse
Why in News ? Relevance GS III – Economy GS II – Polity & Governance Case Snapshot Legal Principles Clarified Constitutional & Jurisprudential Angle Economic & Investment Implications Positive Concerns Who Is Affected ? Global Context Way Forward
Why Silver Prices Surged ~160% in 2025
Scale and Significance of the Surge Relevance Dual Nature of Silver: Investment + Industrial Metal Industrial Demand Boom Supply-Side Constraints Global Supply Mismatches Financialisation & Investment Demand US–China & Geopolitical Factors Comparison with Gold
India’s Trade Deficit with Partner Countries Widens Despite Export Gains
Why is it in news? Relevance Facts & Data — Trade Deficit with FTA Partners Sectoral Performance Geography-wise Trends Policy Context Significance
A Pathway to Cut Fossil-Based Imports and Build a Bio-Economy
Why is it in news? Relevance Facts & Data — What are Biomaterials? Why Biomaterials Matter for India ? Where India Stands — Sector Snapshot? Risks & Constraints ? Way Forward — Action Priorities
Centre’s tobacco tax rejig to take effect from Feb. 1
Why in News ? Relevance Conceptual Foundations What Has Changed — Policy Moves from 1 Feb 2025 Implications — Economy, Health, Governance Analytical Perspectives Prelims-Ready Pointers Way Forward
What is the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
Why in News ? Relevance GS-III | Economy, Trade, Infrastructure GS-II | International Relations & Economic Diplomacy From Basics — Strategic Context Key Features of the India–New Zealand FTA Sensitive-Sector Safeguards Relevance to Global Value Chains (GVCs) Strategic Significance Criticisms & Risks Way Forward
Venezuela’s resource curse
Why in news ? Relevance Basics — what is the “resource curse”? Venezuela’s oil economy — structure & vulnerabilities From boom to bust — economic trajectory with data Role of U.S. sanctions — scale & effects Internal drivers of the resource curse Trade position collapse — export share evidence Why other OPEC states fared better […]
Health for All vs Ground Reality
Why in news ? Relevance India’s health challenges — facts & evidence Funding deficit — what changed and why it matters ? Why AMR is a cause for worry (public-health and economic risk) Why India missed the TB elimination goal? Pharma-quality failures — why they are alarming ? Is ‘Health for All’ on track? — […]