Commentary

What One Nation One Ration Card has given the cardholder is freedom and thereby empowerment.

Educated youth face a challenging job market with fewer middle-skill opportunities. Many new jobs are in low-productivity agriculture or informal services. AI threatens cognitive jobs, widening the existing skills divide. India must create productive non-farm work and expand tech-complementary roles. Targeted AI skilling is crucial to secure the demographic dividend.

An in-depth study of what global rating agencies examine in their assessment could guide an approach to debt management that would help deliver upgrades over time. This matters—a better rating would help lower the cost of capital in India.