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5 ARTICLES
India’s consumption numbers point to strain, inequality
The latest GDP data, albeit impressive, belie the oft-repeated consumption breakout story and green shoots. Even more worrying is the unequal nature of consumption.
08 Jul 2024
Why Nirmala Sitharaman is wrong in chiding the corporate sector
The government and big capitalists are complicit in the state of the Indian economy, where masses of people have been pushed into an acute livelihood crisis.
11 Oct 2022
The problem with the ‘sachet revolution’
Why the sachet was needed in the first place and why FMCG companies continue to depend on them even after close to four decades.
09 Nov 2021
India is no country for data
The present government seems to have little need for data, especially the kind that has the potential to affect its image. The data black hole it has created could have serious consequences for governance.
14 Aug 2021
What comes after you kill the NSO?
Scrapping an unfavourable survey on falling consumer expenditure is the latest assault on India’s statistical machinery. If it continues on this path, where will the government go to find credible data for policymaking?
25 Nov 2019