Economy and development
Growth, trade, poverty, business and development.
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South India funds India?
X.T.M comments on a chart suggesting the southern states and the old Punjab subsidise the rest of India, links the south’s position to Partition’s contest over rich regions, and compares…
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India vs. Pakistan in one graph
X.T.M argues that GDP per capita, not total GDP, is the right India–Pakistan comparison. India overtook Pakistan after 2009, he says, because Pakistan’s higher fertility grew its population faster, while…
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80 achievement of the Modi government on the 80th Independence Day 2026
Calvin D’Souza, in his first post, lists what he calls 80 undeniable achievements of the Modi government for Independence Day 2026, from the national grid, trade deals and ports to…
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The Price of India’s Soul?
X.T.M examines the Great Nicobar port and township project, arguing from reported Finance Ministry records that its strategic rationale was added after the fact, and asks whether the port is…
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Did Modi Make India Great Again?
X.T.M, writing from Delhi, weighs what one Modi tenure has compounded against Britain’s seven prime ministers in a decade, citing India’s rise to fourth-largest economy, and asks what continuity buys…
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Why Sri Lanka keeps missing its maritime moment
A reproduced news-report extract, source not named, on why Sri Lanka, despite sitting on busy shipping lanes, remains largely a transhipment hub, with over 80 per cent of cargo moved…
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Indus Water Treaty: What lies in the future?
The author sets out the main disputes over the Indus Waters Treaty now held in abeyance: dispute-resolution forums, water distribution and dam design. Argues Pakistan’s deeper problem is population growth,…
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Review: Pakistan: Courting the Abyss by Tilak Devasher, a 10 year retrospective
A ten-year retrospective on Tilak Devasher’s Pakistan: Courting the Abyss, comparing its projections with current figures on the army, economy, population and water. The reviewer judges the book’s trajectories largely…
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India’s Wealth will not turn Pakistan into East Germany
X.T.M answers a commenter’s per-capita point: scale and per-capita income measure different things, and India’s size gives it weight. But economic weight is not destiny, India has not turned Pakistan…
