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  • The RBI Raised Rates. Then It Softened the Sting

    October 7, 2026 · 15 min

    The Reserve Bank of India has raised the repo rate and shifted its stance to “calibrated tightening”, signalling that rate cuts are unlikely even as future policy decisions remain data-dependent. But what does this mean for inflation…

  • India Needs Cheaper Capital. Indian Households Could Hold the Key

    September 30, 2026 · 30 min

    India’s households save a substantial share of their income, but much of that saving goes into physical assets such as gold and real estate rather than financial instruments. Why does this matter for the economy? And what does the…

  • Global Bond Markets Are Shifting. What It Means for India

    September 23, 2026 · 35 min

    The episode examines how rising government borrowing, persistent inflation, changing bond investors and huge AI-related investment needs are reshaping global bond markets. In this episode of How India’s Economy Works, Puja Mehra speaks…

  • What the Iran Conflict has Revealed about India's Energy Security

    September 16, 2026 · 38 min

    In this episode of How India’s Economy Works, Puja Mehra speaks with political scientist and economic historian Rohit Chandra, Assistant Professor at the School of Public Policy of IIT, Delhi. They talk about what those crises taught…

  • India’s 7.8% Growth Has an Unanswered Question

    September 9, 2026 · 58 min

    India’s latest GDP numbers show the economy growing at 7.8%, but how much confidence should we place in that figure? In this episode of How India’s Economy Works, Puja Mehra speaks with economist Rajeswari Sengupta about the complexities…

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  • India’s Self-Inflicted Outflows: How Policy Makers Are Driving Away Foreign Investors

    September 2, 2026 · 39 min

    In this episode of How India’s Economy Works, Puja Mehra speaks with Ananth Narayan, Economist and Former Whole Time Member, SEBI about the growing interconnections between India’s interest-rate, equity and currency markets—and the…

  • The Unintended Consequences Of India's Rural Homes Subsidy

    August 19, 2026 · 27 min

    India has spent heavily on housing schemes, but are we building homes in the places where people actually need them? In this episode of How India’s Economy Works, Puja Mehra speaks to economist Dr. Vidya Mahambare, Union Bank Chair…

  • Why India's GDP Growth Isn't Resulting in Prosperity

    August 5, 2026 · 33 min

    India has been one of the world's fastest-growing major economies for years. Yet for millions of Indians, rising GDP has not translated into rising household prosperity, better jobs, or greater economic security. In this episode of How…

  • India’s Engineering Crisis

    July 22, 2026 · 35 min

    In this episode of How India's Economy Works, Puja Mehra speaks with Electrical Engineer Sudhir Gera, Director of Operations at IEC Electric Power Ltd, who has spent over three decades in the industry and has worked closely with…

  • How India's exports to the US jumped in the tumultuous year of Trump Tariffs

    July 8, 2026 · 18 min

    In this episode of How India's Economy Works, host Puja Mehra speaks with trade economist Dr. Nisha Taneja, Professor at Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER). They unpack what the latest export data…

  • India's Forex Reserves Aren't the Safety Net You Think

    June 17, 2026 · 33 min

    In this episode of How India's Economy Works, host Puja Mehra speaks with economist Renu Kohli, formerly at the Reserve Bank of India and the IMF and currently senior fellow at the Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP). They talk…

  • What the RBI's role in the economy and its Relationship with Government is

    June 10, 2026 · 39 min

    In this episode of How India’s Economy Works, host Puja Mehra speaks with economist and Professor of Economics at SRM University, Dr. Parag Waknis to unpack one of the most important yet least understood documents in Indian policymaking…

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Join journalist Puja Mehra as she breaks down one story to give you all the context you need to understand how it fits into the larger picture of India's economy.