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Madhusudhanan S
S. Madhusudhanan is an Economist with over 16 years' of experience across various government departments and author of the book "Inflation: An Economic Phenomenon That Matters" currently available on Amazon.
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Deciphering how New India’s GDP landscape will be estimated, going forward…
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) introduced a New Series of Annual and Quarterly National Accounts on February 27, 2026, with a base year of 2022-23. These periodic revisions are more significant than standard updates due to the fundamental structural changes they reflect in the national accounts.
The Fed’s ‘silent feed’: Deciphering the $4.4 billion bridge in a fragile market
The Federal Reserve released its H.4.1 Weekly Balance Sheet on Thursday, February 26, 2026. A significant divergence was revealed within the Statement of Condition, where objective operational data now contradicts the ‘ample reserves’ narrative maintained by policymakers.
The ‘burrow’ of the ‘borrow’: Why rising global debt raises fears of an irreparable sink
In the last decade, global debt has reached record levels, exceeding 235 percent of the world’s GDP, according to IMF’s Global Debt Database (2025). The world’s debt burden is estimated at $ 251 trillion in 2025 (IMF 2025), a defining characteristic of the global economic landscape shaping market dynamic, geopolitical conflicts and government decisions.
A structural analysis of capacity slack in India’s manufacturing sector
On 6 February 2026, the Reserve Bank released the results of the Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey (OBICUS) for the manufacturing sector in Q2:2025-26.
Decoding RBI’s recent MPC meeting, and its key decisions on digital payments
The Monetary Policy Statement was announced by the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on 6 February 2025.
‘Catch them young’ will soon be passé, if this report becomes reality
On 23 January 2026, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a report titled ‘State Finances: A Study of Budgets of 2025–26’. The report points to a vital demographic turning moment where India’s fiscal landscape is being radically transformed by different state-level age structures.
Union Budget 2025-26: Reconciling intent with fiscal capacity
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth consecutive Union Budget 2026-27 on February 1, 2026, becoming the first Finance Minister to do so.
Economic Survey 2025-26 — An analysis
The overall sentiment of the Economic Survey 2025-26 is the “Goldilocks Moment” — a rare state of high growth and low inflation, which has propelled India to become the fourth largest economy in the world, surpassing Japan.
Three fiscal risks to watch for, in Budget 2026
As the Union Budget 2026 approaches, the stakes are unusually high, as fiscal consolidation remains a priority for the government. However, numbers alone will not capture the full story and challenges ahead.
WEO Update: IMF calls for policy stability as global growth looks fragile
The World Economic Outlook update was published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on January 19, 2025 and was titled “Global Economy: Steady amid Divergent Forces”.