Piecing together disparate data for economic and market insights
By Neelkanth Mishra, Last Updated: Sep 06, 2023, 05:39 AM IST This was published in the Economic Times on September 6, 2023 (link) India’s business services exports have grown so rapidly of late that their incremental impact is now nearly as large as that of IT Services exports. While their base is smaller, they grew … Read more
Thailand and China are at risk of growing old before they grow rich; India must grow its GDP at 8-9 per cent or more to avoid that fate Neelkanth Mishra | Last Updated at November 15, 2022 00:31 IST This appeared in the Business Standard on 15 November 2022 (link). As several large economies in … Read more
Not delivering on quality or not honouring commitments sustainably can have counter-productive long-term effects Written by Devesh Roy , Neelkanth Mishra | Updated: April 21, 2022 6:48:51 am This column, co-authored with Devesh @ IFPRI first appeared in the print edition on April 21, 2022 under the title ‘India’s wheat opportunity’ (link). The effects of … Read more
Jan 30, 2022, 20:00 IST | Neelkanth Mishra This appeared in the Times of India on 31 January, 2022 (link). There’s something to cheer before the budget – India’s goods exports are a record high $393 billion, after having stagnated in the $250-330bn annual range for a decade. A robust revival in global goods trade … Read more
Agricultural exports appear to be the only sustainable and non-inflationary path to improving agricultural incomesNeelkanth Mishra | Last Updated at February 7, 2018 05:58 IST (This was published in the Business Standard: link) Hard indicators of consumption in India point to a two-speed economy. Upper-end consumption appears steady: Growth in sales of cars and consumer … Read more
How India is using the opportunities in a weak currency, in terms of import substitution and a spurt in exports. Written by Neelkanth Mishra | October 4, 2013 2:29:00 am This appeared in the Indian Express. (link) A weak currency helps growth, and is in many ways equivalent to monetary easing. One recalls the fear … Read more