Chat on India’s semiconductor journey, innovation, growth

We discuss India’s opportunities across semiconductors, AI, digital public infrastructure, and startup ecosystems. From India’s $18B bet on chip manufacturing to the role of Aadhaar, UPI, GST, and ONDC in transforming credit and payments, to India’s chances of leapfrogging in innovation and diffusion while building global partnerships. We chat about India’s competitiveness in the AI … Read more

Can forex reserves plug India’s dollar shortage?

RBI may target 3-4% depreciation per quarter till trade deficit, at a record high, remains a problem Neelkanth Mishra | Jul 4, 2022. This appeared in the Times of India on July 5, 2022 (link). With oil prices up, a record trade deficit of US$70.25bn in the April-June quarter, rupee sliding and GoI taking some … Read more

Encouraging trends in DBT for fertilisers

Fertilisers are the largest component of non-labour farming costs, accounting for a third or more, on average, for both kharif and rabi cropsNeelkanth Mishra | Last Updated at January 1, 2018 22:48 IST (This was published in the Business Standard: link) That the Indian farmer is in distress is among the few remaining certainties in … Read more