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Why India's GDP growth rate and job creation are moving in opposite directions
GDP prints look strong, but formal employment data tells a different story. This explainer maps the divergence using PLFS and National Accounts data and explains three structural reasons the gap persists.
Read explainer →The Union Budget's fiscal deficit target: what the number actually commits the government to
A 5.1% fiscal-deficit-to-GDP target is easy to quote and hard to interpret. This piece unpacks the revenue assumptions, committed expenditure and the accounting choices that determine whether the target is credible.
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