On a sweltering July afternoon in 2022, as India prepared to take over the G20 presidency, its newly appointed Sherpa, Amitabh Kant, stood at the center of New Delhi’s diplomatic storm. For the seasonedbureaucrat, it was less an initiation than a continuation – another milestone in a career defined by ambitious programs, high-stakes negotiations, and…
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) 2025 Staff Report on India reignited discussion about the nation’s statistical architecture. It rated India’s national accounts data a C-grade. It stated that the evaluation of national accounts has numerous deficiencies. It has drawn attention from around the world. Whereas other macroeconomic datasets obtained a general satisfactory B-grade. The grade…
