Articles by Pramit Bhattacharya
Lessons from India’s fintech revolution
Unlike consumers in the West, many Indian consumers have leapt straight to mobile banking and wallets without any experience with card payments or e-banking.

Updated on Feb 10, 2025 09:02 PM IST
Does India need another tryst with the plan panel?
10 years of disappointment with its successor organisation, the Niti Aayog, seems to have created a whiff of nostalgia for the old Commission

Updated on Jan 27, 2025 08:20 PM IST
The shaky foundations of Bangladesh’s growth
The lack of diversification in its economy, the small size of its middle class, and subdued wages have contributed to the current crisis. Aggregate GDP numbers put a gloss on it

Published on Dec 16, 2024 08:16 PM IST
The great Indian debate on national champions
A growth path that is overly dependent on a few oligarchs may not answer the needs of a large and complex democracy

Published on Dec 02, 2024 08:15 PM IST
Three books that help us understand the Trump age
Why did Trump, and not others, succeed in harnessing the latent fears of ordinary Americans? The answer lies in his media game

Published on Nov 18, 2024 07:58 PM IST
Needed: A road map to regulate the regulators
Indian policymakers have devoted a lot of time and effort to setting up new regulatory agencies. Now they need to fix their accountability deficits

Published on Nov 04, 2024 08:26 PM IST
Need a clear-eyed trade policy to sustain growth
The current geopolitical moment is to India’s advantage. But India’s economic statecraft needs a serious upgrade if we are to make the most of this opportunity

Published on Oct 21, 2024 08:28 PM IST
Three governance tasks that confront new government
How it addresses them will determine whether the BJP wins back its mojo or cedes ground to a resurgent Opposition

Updated on Jun 18, 2024 12:15 AM IST
Reforming civil services is key to improving delivery
If the Indian State is to meet 21st-century needs, it will need an ample supply of fresh thinking and knowledgeable personnel.

Published on Jun 03, 2024 10:04 PM IST
Inequality debate must centre around evidence
The world’s largest democracy also needs to have a reasoned debate on inequality. Gathering detailed evidence on inequality patterns should be the first step

Published on May 20, 2024 10:00 PM IST
Extraordinary legacy of a grounded economist
A doyen of Left-Keynesian economists, KN Raj found admirers even among economists who leaned Right.

Published on May 07, 2024 10:00 PM IST
Why the Swatantra Party could not be resurrected
While a modern-day Swatantra Party may be unviable, some of its ideas do resonate with India’s increasingly vocal middle class

Published on Apr 22, 2024 10:00 PM IST
Poll finance is waiting for a clean-up by ECI
Creating a level-playing field for elections should not just mean reining in central investigative agencies that are selectively targeting Opposition leaders.

Published on Apr 08, 2024 10:00 PM IST
How a popular strand of economics lost its shine
If 2008 marked the rise of behavioural economics, 2023 marks a year of reckoning. The Gino-Colada affair has blown the lid off a simmering crisis in the field

Published on Dec 11, 2023 10:00 PM IST
Getting Indian banks back on the track
India’s poorly governed banking sector remains ill-equipped to support and sustain a recovery in investments.

Published on Nov 27, 2023 10:11 PM IST
The welfare programme economists loved to hate
Unlike several populist schemes that disproportionately benefit rural elites, MGNREGS reaches precisely those who need the State’s help the most.

Published on Nov 14, 2023 05:52 PM IST
Needed, a new contract between RBI and GOI
Recent revelations by a former central banker and a former bureaucrat have put the spotlight on the relationship between the RBI and the Union finance ministry.

Published on Oct 03, 2023 03:13 PM IST
Making India’s DPI model work for all
Challenges in India's DPI, such as the lack of a robust legal framework for data protection and exclusion in the Aadhaar system need to be addressed.

Published on Sep 20, 2023 09:29 PM IST
Laptop curbs are linked to our Swadeshi legacy
76 years after Independence, we need to have a more mature debate on the colonial legacy

Published on Aug 22, 2023 10:37 PM IST
Economic ties bind states. Nurture them
Differences between states often get attention. But integration of the Indian market and demographic transition can be central forces for driving cooperation

Published on Jul 24, 2023 09:33 PM IST
The economic impact of the Indian diaspora
The diaspora's role in the development of poor countries, particularly in China and India, has reshaped views on diaspora economics.

Published on Jul 10, 2023 09:20 PM IST
AI governance must involve labour unions
As companies adopt AI, labour and civil society groups need to have a say to boost overall economic productivity and wages

Published on Jun 13, 2023 10:40 AM IST
Environment may be a new federal faultline
The burden of protecting India’s environmental resources is bound to be unequal across states and regions

Published on May 29, 2023 08:39 PM IST
For better policymaking, pay more attention to the role of economists
The health of the economics discipline matters a great deal as the ideas of economists have a significant impact, both when they are right and wrong

Updated on May 15, 2023 07:38 PM IST
Trade unions in the age of automation
The age of automation will give rise to new insecurities, and trade unions can regain their salience. But they must devise a new plan to recover lost ground

Updated on May 01, 2023 06:42 PM IST
A plan to counter China economically
The most effective response to China lies in raising India’s economic growth over the long run

Updated on Apr 17, 2023 07:32 PM IST
Weathering the next global economic crisis
India’s macroeconomic defences remain a work in progress. The gaps in its defences could be exposed in the event of a big crisis

Updated on Apr 03, 2023 07:07 PM IST
Fixing gender imbalance in the Indian economy
To deal with one of India’s biggest civilisational challenges, both economic and cultural instruments of change must work in tandem.

Updated on Mar 06, 2023 07:19 PM IST
Adani saga exposes key regulatory chinks
The row raises questions about Sebi’s enforcement of regulations, and the restrictions on short selling in India. Both must be tackled urgently

Updated on Feb 20, 2023 06:56 PM IST
The wealth tax India should learn to use
A tax on wealth is often discussed, but has proven hard to implement the world over. Instead, India must focus on building a progressive and effective property tax system

Updated on Jan 24, 2023 03:05 PM IST
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