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How India lives, thinks, earns and spends

An overwhelming majority, 87%, of people living in metros belong to the top two quintiles of India’s income pyramid but even the richest among them consider themselves ‘middle-class’, says ICE survey

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Asking the right questions

Just as non-cash shouldn’t mandatorily be imposed, neither should cash. Why has this not figured on a reform agenda between 2004 and 2014, or much earlier?...

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Let the numbers speak

The discussion on the fall in employment after the November 8 demonetisation relies on anecdotal evidence. It is not backed by data...

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Looking at both sides of coin

For measuring the material well-being of bottom of the pyramid households, we need to follow an approach that takes into consideration both their income & expenditure...

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Bridging the connectivity gap

While the government has announced a number of big impact schemes, the focus should now be on creating linkages between various departments and roping in stakeholders with different types of expertise...