BRICS 2026 was more than a leaders' summit. Under India's chairship, the expanded bloc moved several economic ideas from broad political discussion toward practical frameworks covering cross-border payments, local-currency trade, development finance, investment, MSMEs, supply chains and digital services. The key point for businesses is that most of these outcomes are frameworks, studies or implementation tracks—not instant commercial contracts.

Food prices can dominate household budgets even when headline inflation falls. Here is why food inflation remains an important economic story.

RBI interest-rate decisions affect loans, deposits, investment and demand. Here is how monetary policy reaches ordinary households.

GDP growth and employment do not always move at the same speed. Here is why strong output growth can coexist with concern about jobs.

India is investing heavily in manufacturing, supply chains and industrial capacity. Can those efforts narrow the gap with China?

India’s $5 trillion ambition is a scale target with major implications for investment, jobs, productivity and living standards. Here is what the number really means.

A young population can be an economic advantage only when enough productive jobs exist. Here is the employment challenge India faces.

India’s middle class is changing as incomes, costs and aspirations move together. Here is what the economic signals can and cannot tell us.

India’s rapid growth looks impressive, but GDP alone cannot tell us whether households feel better off. We examine incomes, jobs, productivity and consumption.

Tata, Reliance and Adani operate across major parts of India’s economy. Here is why their investment decisions matter to the wider economy.