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Fiscal Governance and Architecture

Bridging the Data Gap: The True Fiscal Cost of Public Sector Pay and Pensions in India

Shruti Gupta, Tanvi Vipra & Anoop Singh

July 30, 2026

This paper highlights critical reporting data gaps in government accounts and estimates a more accurate fiscal cost of public sector employment.

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Quality Control Orders in India’s Chemical Sector: Supply-Chain Pressures and Firm-Level Outcomes

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The paper focuses on chemical-using firms to analyse the impact of QCOs on regulated inputs and outputs, and their effects on firms’ gross value addition, production, and profits.

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MacroInsights: Borrowed Time—Household Debt Can No Longer Mask India's Consumption Slowdown

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Three debt-fuelled revivals since 2016–17 have propped up spending, which continues to weaken, hinting at structural forces at play.

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India E-Commerce Report 2026: Innovation in the Merchandise Space

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July 16, 2026

E-commerce is no longer a peripheral activity but is becoming an increasingly central component of India’s economy. The analysis in this report focuses exclusively on the e-commerce of merchandise goods, excluding services such as travel, ticketing, and digital subscriptions.

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Can India and Southeast Asia Find a New Economic Bridge Through Online Gaming?

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July 28, 2026

What if the next great diplomatic bridge is not just built in government ministries alone, but also in multiplayer virtual spaces, esports arenas and gaming studios? Dhriti Bhattacherjee elaborates.

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Partners or Patrons? Indonesia, China, and the Terms of Health Cooperation

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July 21, 2026

For Indonesia, the more pressing question has long been less about whether to engage with China than how to do so in a way that builds national capacity rather than creating new forms of dependency, Diya Chaudhry elaborates.

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The Future of Carbon Markets: Why Demand Matters?

Prasad Ananthakrishnan & Sumiran Shilpi

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Why are companies reluctant to purchase existing carbon credits? Why are there not sufficient buyers in the market? What are the ways to unlock demand? Prasad Ananthakrishnan and Sumiran Shilpi explain in this blog.

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Bridging the Data Gap: The True Fiscal Cost of Public Sector Pay and Pensions in India

Shruti Gupta, Tanvi Vipra & Anoop Singh
July 30, 2026
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This paper highlights critical reporting data gaps in government accounts and estimates a more accurate fiscal cost of public sector employment.
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