China’s Demographic Realities and Economic Slowdown: Opportunities and Challenges for India

-Dr Reeta Kumari (Researcher) Abstract China, once greeted as the engine of global economic growth, is now dealing with profound demographic shifts and a slowing economy. The nation’s declining fertility rates, shrinking workforce, and rapidly aging population pose significant long-term challenges to its economic vitality. Concurrently, structural inefficiencies, real estate crises, and dwindling export growth…

An analysis of RBI & CSO data on household savings: What is the correct methodology for such data?

If we re-estimate the Indian households’ savings based on the data provided by the RBI and methodologies suggested by the SEBI, we get altogether different figures for household savings. Here we compare two scenarios, one RBl’s estimates of household savings and two, household savings after taking into consideration financial savings using SEBl’s methodology. Traditionally, households…