Employment of gig and platform workers has grown faster than economic growth, with elasticities exceeding those of the overall labour market in every round between 2011–12 and 2019–20 (NITI Aayog, 2022). Sometimes hailed as a success of digital modernisation, this is, nevertheless, an underlying and distressing structural transformation from a Swadeshi perspective: economic growth is…
India’s recent upgrades to its sovereign credit rating reflect rising confidence in its economic resilience. Still, the true test will be in translating international recognition into constructive investment, dignified employment and prosperity for regular Indians. This is the context to understand recent credit rating improvements. Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) raised India’s long-term foreign- and…
India has asked the UN human rights body when it will issue a report seeking answers from Pakistan on steps taken to alleviate its concerns on the dire situation in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), including investigations into killings and internet restrictions. First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of India, Anuj Swarup, delivered India’s statement at the…