Author
Minhaz Merchant is the biographer of Rajiv Gandhi and Aditya Birla and author of The New Clash of Civilizations (Rupa, 2014). He is founder of Sterling Newspapers Pvt. Ltd. which was acquired by the Indian Express group
As India’s economy grew, the West reassessed its geopolitical priorities
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India is today ranked as a low-middle-income country. China’s per capita income (PPP) is $18,500, roughly 2.5x India’s per capita income. It is ranked as a high-middle-income country
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The runway to the 2024 Lok Sabha election has three signposts: One, jobs and inflation; two, welfare benefits for the poor; and three, resurgent nationalism
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India’s financial policymakers will have to weigh multiple factors as they steer the economy into calmer waters
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Who’s right? Neither. As it turns out, India will probably be a $30 trillion economy well before 2052 and obviously long before 2065.
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The economic and geopolitical implications could be disruptive due to falling birth rates
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Data is widely regarded as the new oil. As China is finding out, and as the IMF discovered last month, there is no substitute for good data
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India must stop seeking validation from others, especially the West. The rich world is interested in India because of India’s large and growing consumer market and business potential
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India’s $1 trillion retail market is set to grow exponentially, propelled by two drivers. One, an aspirational middle-class; and two, growing purchasing power.
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The impact of India’s export surge will have several spin-off benefits for the Indian economy.
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