Indivjal Dhasmana

Datanomics: Pakistan's defence expenditure exceed its IMF bailouts

In 2024, the country received $1 billion under an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) worth $7 billion approved for disbursal over 37 months. The same year, it shelled out $10.2 billion in defence spends

Sikkim: When the 'Kingdom' took a beneficial, timely call 50 years ago

Since Sikkim merged into India in 1975, it has made rapid strides in indicators of economic and social wellbeing, writes Indivjal Dhasmana

India urges IMF to act cautiously on bailout package to Pakistan

India has expressed concern ahead of the IMF's decision on Pakistan's bailout package, urging the board to evaluate the country's past track record with such programmes

Will 2026 Census-based delimitation shrink South India's voice in LS?

With delimitation tied to the 2026 Census, southern states risk losing seats despite leading in population control and contributing heavily to the economy

Datanomics: India's investment treaties progress in bits and pieces

Objectives of these agreements are to promote and protect investments through a stable legal environment for investors from both countries

Datanomics: Terror attack casts shadow on tourism sector of Jammu & Kashmir

As many as 23.6 million tourists visited the UT in 2024, double the number in 2021. This enthusiasm may be broken, at least for a while, by the militant attack on Tuesday

Datanomics: Centre unmoved even as states call for capping cess, surcharge

Centre unmoved even as states cry for capping cess, surcharge

Datanomics: After deflation of 18 months, LPG may see retail inflation now

The retail price deflation in LPG (excl conveyance) was as high as over 24 per cent for each of the first five months of 2024-25

US tariffs: Recessionary phase not ruled out in key economies, says Montek

The rise in tariffs will raise prices in major economies and trigger an economic slowdown, possibly even prompting a recessionary phase, says Montek

Datanomics: India's BoP moderately weakened even before Trump's tariffs

This happened because there was capital outflow of around $27 billion on a net basis between October-December against a net inflow of $36 billion during July-September in FY25

Qutub Minar, Humayun's Tomb listed among Waqf properties, shows JPC list

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) informed JPC, headed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagdambika Pal, that 280 protected monuments have been listed as Waqf properties

Don't think govt is in a great hurry to sign BTA with US: Ashwani Mahajan

Since the US has announced the imposition of reciprocal tariffs, their markets are down, and there are fears that inflation will increase

Smart Cities Mission deadline ends on March 31; targets remain unmet

Among the cities that have fully implemented their projects are Agra, Varanasi, Madurai, Coimbatore, Udaipur, Pune, Surat, and Vadodara

Delhi to prudently handle social welfare schemes, capex to widen fisc

The Rekha Gupta government proposed a 32 per cent rise in expenditure to Rs one trillion in FY 26 with the share of capital expenditure expected to rise to 28 per cent from 21 per cent in FY 25 (RE)

Datanomics: Challenges galore as Bihar celebrates foundation day

Bihar's per capita income was one-tenth of Sikkim, which was the top state in 2023-24

Datanomics: More Chinese market access may help counter Trump tariff impact

While India can look for innovative ideas to balance it out, one of the options available may be to persuade China to give it more market access

Kerala's central tax share has halved from 10th to 15th FC: Vijayan

He tells that the Centre has double standards in dealing with borrowings of certain agencies in the state and those at the Centre as sovereign debt

More than a language debate: NEP needs to focus on funds, quality

Among the five states that allocate the highest proportion of their total expenditure to education, Bihar and Rajasthan stand out

Datanomics: India closes in on Japan for fourth-largest economy tag

The Indian economy has come closer to Japan. The latter stood at $4 trn in 2024. It is quite possible that India's economy may overtake Japan's next year as latter's economy is struggling to grow

UP, Gujarat, Odisha continue fiscal consolidation despite populist schemes

Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and Odisha budgets maintain revenue surpluses despite welfare schemes, while Rajasthan and West Bengal face high debt, fiscal deficits, and low capital outlay