How India Is Rebuilding Storage as a Core Layer of the Logistics Network Warehousing has historically developed alongside factories and highways rather than as a distinct layer of India’s infrastructure. That is now changing, as storage is becoming increasingly integrated into the country’s logistics network. A study by the Department…
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Sport as a Tool for Community Development and Industry Engagement
Sports are no longer viewed as a leisure activity but as a low-cost, high-impact tool for broader social and economic change. Today, success in sport is not just measured by medals but rests on five key outcomes: physical well-being, mental well-being, individual development, social and community development, and economic development.…
Productivity: The engine of manufacturing growth
For the past decade, India’s manufacturing story has been about scale—bigger factories, higher investments, and expanded output. This capacity creation has been real and consequential. Yet the next phase of industrial expansion cannot rely on size alone. It must be powered by productivity—the value we draw from every unit of…
Skilling India’s Gig Workers: Policy Gaps and Industry’s Role
India’s gig and platform economy is expanding rapidly, creating new employment opportunities across a range of skill levels. Young demographics, increasing digital adoption, and urbanization are supporting the growth of this segment. India’s gig workforce is projected to increase from 7.7 million in 2020–21 to 23.5 million by 2029–30. According…
India’s Diversity: A Strength for Nation-Building and Economic Growth
India marks 80 years of Independence this year, and we, as proud citizens, celebrate the story of a nation’s transformational journey driven by resilience, innovation, and collective determination. India’s Independence Day commemorates not only the freedom attained in 1947, but also the ideals that have driven India’s progress rooted in…
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The Unspoken: Turning Family Dynamics into Business Strength Every family business runs on two ledgers. One tracks revenue, margins, succession plans on paper. The other, kept nowhere official, tracks who felt overlooked at the last board meeting, which sibling was never quite forgiven for a decision made a decade ago,…
India’s Digital Payment Revolution: From Cash Counters to QR Codes
Not long ago, financial transactions meant long queues, waiting in line to pay a bill, send money, or simply withdraw cash from an ATM. Today, that is history. India’s financial journey has seen a massive transformation in the past decade. Banking infrastructure, which was at one time urban-centric, has now…
Blue Economy: Charting a New Era of Maritime Growth
India is blessed with a commanding peninsular geography, giving it one of the world’s longest coastlines, stretching approximately 7,500 kilometres, bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, Bay of Bengal to the east, and a vast expanse of the Indian Ocean to the south. Combined with an annual precipitation of…
Emerging Frontiers of Globalization: Opportunities and Challenges
As India progresses on a journey to become a global economic powerhouse, three frontiers of globalization stand out as having the highest impact on its trade trajectory: the growing utilisation of India’s Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), the technology-driven expansion of the services sector through Global Capability Centres (GCCs) and AI,…
New Trade Pact a Win-Win for India and U.K.
The India-U.K. Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which came into force on July 15, marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of bilateral ties. More than a conventional tariff-reduction pact, the agreement reflects a strategic alignment between two major democracies seeking to recalibrate their economic engagement in a rapidly…