India’s Q1 FY26 GDP growth of 7.8 per cent is more than a headline number. It is a reaffirmation of India’s resilience, reform-driven momentum, and a clear sign of renewal at a time when the global economy is caught in turbulence. The composition of this growth is encouraging: The strong…
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GST 2.0 is a landmark in India’s tax journey
The 56th meeting of the GST Council on September 3, 2025 will be remembered as a defining milestone in India’s tax history. These reforms go far beyond tax rates and structures. They represent a decisive shift towards a simpler, fairer, and growth-oriented system that is aligned with the aspirations of…
What We Should Do To Make India More Competitive: A Reform Roadmap
India has witnessed a series of wide-ranging historic reforms over the past decade. These have laid a solid foundation for growth and resilience. However, the world around us is transforming rapidly as decades of hyper-globalisation give way to fragmented, bilateral, and regional trade frameworks. India’s free trade agreements with advanced…
Charting India’s MedTech Rise to Global Leadership
India’s Emerging MedTech Landscape India is on the cusp of a MedTech revolution, with the medical device sector recognized as a sunrise industry by the Government. Fuelled by innovation and strong Government support, the industry is growing rapidly and setting its sights on global leadership. In year 2023, India’s medical…
Making India Fit: National Sports Day 2025
National Sports Day aligns with India’s vision of hosting the Olympic & Paralympic Games in 2036 by promoting mass participation in sports and fitness activities and showcasing the world that sports in India are rapidly evolving. The celebrations on this day is a collective celebration of sports and embracing Olympic…
Women Behind the Loom: Empowering Rural India through Handloom Enterprises
The handloom industry represents national pride due to its deep- rootedness in culture, tradition and history, all of which makes India unique. The handloom sector is the second largest employment sector after agriculture, employing millions of rural craftsmen. According to the last Handloom Census of 2019-20, the share of women…
Cybersecurity in Indian Industry: From Risk to Resilience
Technology has been a driving force in shaping the Indian industry, enabling greater efficiency, scalability and accessibility. However, with swift technological advancements, protection of IT infrastructure and data has become a key concern for industries across every sector. While digitization is the need of the hour, it has also exposed…
GST 2.0: A tax reform that could deliver a more competitive India
The announcement of next-generation goods and services tax (GST) reforms by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of our 79th Independence Day is a landmark moment for the nation. Eight years after the historic implementation of GST, which subsumed a complex web of indirect taxes into a unified…
From Self-Reliance to Global Leadership: Industry Powering India’s Future
The first ever call for self-reliance or swadeshi was made on August 7, 1905, at Calcutta’s Town Hall. This call echoed loudly in the hearts of Indians and became a pivotal moment in the country’s collective awakening. The Swadeshi Movement, as it came to be known, was the first organised…
The Growth of Global Capability Centers (GCCs) in the Financial Sector
This is the Amrit Kaal for Global Capability Centers (GCCs) across the globe, with the sector projected to expand rapidly and India emerging as a natural hub for multinational corporations (MNCs). GCCs are offshore or nearshore unit established by MNCs to support their global operations through technology, talent, and innovation.…