India’s Census 2027, which kicked-off on 1 April, is not just a headcount—it is a national X-ray. After more than a decade, India is finally counting itself again. But this time, the stakes are far higher. Since the last Census in 2011, India has undergone massive changes: digital transformation, rapid urbanisation, migration shifts, falling fertility, and expanding welfare systems. https://youtu.be/TG7F3og1fWY In this episode of Capital Calculus, StratNewsGlobal.Tech spoke with Himanshu, Associate Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University, to understand why Census 2027 could redefine India’s economy, inequality, and polity. We discussed: Why India is “flying blind” without an updated Census data…
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Is energy sovereignty the new oil? As tensions escalate between the United States, Israel and Iran, the world could be heading toward a global energy shock not seen since the 1970s. With the Strait of Hormuz—through which nearly 20% of global oil and gas flows—under threat, energy is once again becoming a tool of geopolitical power. https://youtu.be/D6jOcB3BLXs StratNewsGlobal.Tech spoke with Mannat Jaspal of ORF Middle East to unpack how energy is being re-weaponised, what it means for global supply chains, and why the future of economic resilience may lie in energy sovereignty. We also examine what this means for India—and…
In the last one year, India–Canada relations have dramatically pivoted from diplomatic rupture to strategic reset. What changed—and what does the future hold for this important partnership? In this episode, StratNewsGlobal.Tech, spoke with Ajay Bisaria, former Ambassador of India to Canada, to unpack the dramatic turnaround in the relations between the two countries and the geopolitical forces driving it. https://youtu.be/W2t9Fjbgoz0 The conversation explores how the relationship shifted from a diplomatic crisis to renewed cooperation after Prime Minister Mark Carney took charge, and why economic pragmatism is now driving engagement between the two countries. Topics covered: The rupture in ties The…
Deep tech startups in India raised $1.6 billion in 2025. In the first two months of 2026 fund raising has already topped $700 million. Is this then the beginning of India’s deep tech boom? In this conversation with StratNewsGlobal.Tech, Rajeev Mantri Founder and MD of Navam Capital, we explore the rise of deep tech funding, the role of venture capital, and whether India can build globally competitive companies in AI, space, robotics and frontier technology. https://youtu.be/uTkv5DcFMEI Topics Covered Why deep tech funding in India surged in 2025 The difference between deep tech startups and software startups Whether venture capital can…
India, recently updated its Consumer Price Index to a new base year of 2024. On paper, this is a routine statistical revision. But in reality, it may reveal something much bigger about the Indian economy. Food’s weight in inflation has fallen sharply. Services now dominate growth. Formalisation, digitalisation and rising consumption are reshaping the structure of India’s new economy. https://youtu.be/WrpFNbLjtTk So the real question is this: Is the rebasing of the CPI series a simple technical update? Or does it capture a fundamental makeover of the Indian economy as it transitions to a new growth trajectory? To unpack what the…
India has signed eight Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with developed economies—including the European Union, United Kingdom, Australia, EFTA, and is on the threshold of a trade deal with the United States. All of them are developed economies. After decades of caution and defensive trade policy, is India now embracing global competition? https://youtu.be/U92ol2qhGLY StratNewsGlobal.Tech spoke to Pritam Banerjee, Head of WTO Studies at IIFT, to unpack: Why India exited RCEP but signed FTAs with advanced economies? Whether India now negotiates from economic strength? What these trade deals mean for domestic industry and MSMEs? Will FTAs force reforms in logistics, regulation and…
India looks comfortable right now. Growth is strong. Inflation is under control. The fiscal deficit is narrowing. Banks are healthier than they have been in years. Indeed, it feels like a Goldilocks moment. But here’s the real question: Is this stability structural or is it cyclical? Further, at this very moment of comfort, India has chosen to adopt unprecedented boldness in economic policy. It is signing free trade agreements with developed economies, pening itself up to global competition and exposing domestic industry to international discipline. https://youtu.be/0FRSmH86HIM The Economic Survey argues that export capability is a disciplining force—that competitiveness, not protection,…
Budget 2026 may not have excited markets—but it could shape India’s economy till 2047. In this in-depth conversation on StratNewsGlobal.Tech, Haseeb Drabu, economist and former finance minister of Jammu and Kashmir, decoded India’s Union Budget 2026, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman–who has now completed a record-breaking ninth consecutive Budget. https://youtu.be/UGiQ9gsCzhI This episode goes beyond tax rates and routine announcements to examine why Budget 2026 marks a structural shift in India’s economic strategy—from short-term populism to long-term performance. This is not a Budget explainer for headlines. Instead it is a conversation about the plan to invest in creating state capacity,…
In a major and unexpected move, the United States announced a steep reduction in tariffs on Indian exports—considerably easing geopolitical pressure and creating a new opening for India’s global trade ambitions. At the same time, momentum is building around the EU–India Free Trade Agreement (FTA), raising a tougher and more consequential question: Is India truly ready to compete globally? https://youtu.be/nAuW3Czm6i4 In this episode of StratNews Global,Tech spoke to Prerna Prabhakar of the Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP), to examine: – What this means for India’s export strategy – The real stakes of the EU–India FTA – Whether Indian…
India’s economic story is often discussed in extremes. Either it is about the travails of those living at the bottom of the pyramid, or they are celebratory headlines about the growing tribe of billionaires at the top. This focus is shifting to the middle. Income-tax data from the last decade mirrors this consequential pivot. https://youtu.be/jd-w2usf__Y The cohort of salaried individuals falling in the two income tax slabs of Rs10-15 lakh and Rs15-20 lakh have grown by a staggering 600% in the nine years ended 2023-24. To unpack what this exploding middle means for wealth creation in India, its consumer economy…