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India overhauls inflation framework with new Producer Price Index, revised WPI
The [Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)] has announced a significant overhaul of India's inflation measurement framework. This includes revising the base year for the [Wholesale Price Index (WPI)] from 2011-12 to 2022-23 and introducing a new series of Producer Price Indices (PPI), including output, input, and service PPIs.
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Must ReadFive new Supreme Court judges sworn in, strength increases to 37
The [Supreme Court of India] received five new judges, increasing its working strength to 37, following a recent ordinance increasing the sanctioned strength from 34 (including the CJI) to 38. This includes the direct elevation of senior advocate V.S.
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Must ReadIndia meets FY26 fiscal deficit goal at 4.4% of GDP despite revenue and global pressures
The Government of India successfully met its fiscal deficit target of 4.4% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the financial year. This achievement came despite missing revenue collection targets and facing global economic headwinds, highlighting effective expenditure management.
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Must ReadJoy and pain: On the NFHS-6 data
The recently released [National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-6] data for 2023-24 highlights a mixed picture of India's health indicators. While there are significant improvements in child health (reduced stunting and wasting) and population stabilization (TFR below replacement level), the data also reveals a concerning rise in a 'dual public health burden'—simultaneous challenges of malnutrition and rising obesity, along with a decline in exclusive breastfeeding.
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Must ReadHealth survey calls for a nutrition rethink
The recently released [National Family Health Survey VI] highlights a critical health transition in India, characterized by a 'double-disease burden'. While interventions have reduced communicable diseases, the country faces alarming rates of diabetes and obesity (affecting one in six and nearly 30% of Indians, respectively), alongside persistent child malnutrition, indicating a failure of current nutritional strategies.
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ImportantFor India’s China challenge, a lesson from history
This editorial analyzes China's grand strategy towards India, comparing it to British imperialism. It argues that China's objective is not territorial conquest, but rather to confine India's strategic focus to the Himalayas through border disputes, while simultaneously utilizing proxies like Pakistan to project power, emphasizing that India must leverage its maritime advantage in the [Indian Ocean] to counter this strategy.
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ImportantIndia and Indonesia both set out to reform BITs. Indonesia chose the forward path — India chose regression
The article compares the approaches of India and Indonesia in reforming their Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) starting in the mid-2010s. It argues that while Indonesia adopted a lean, investor-friendly model resulting in increased Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), India's 2015 Model BIT—characterized by stringent local exhaustion clauses—has deterred investment, leading to stagnant net FDI inflows.
Must ReadIMEC is caught between commerce and geopolitics
The ongoing war involving Iran has exposed structural vulnerabilities in global trade networks, particularly concerning strategic maritime choke points like the Strait of Hormuz. The conflict has stalled progress on the [India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC)], highlighting the necessity of developing alternative trade routes resilient to regional instability and shifting geopolitical alignments.
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