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UPI Payments and the Introduction of MDR: A New Phase in India’s Digital Economy

16 September 2026

By: CA Anil K. Jain Chartered Accountant | Economist | Policy Researcher | Author President – Ahimsa Foundation India Email: CAINDIA@HOTMAIL.COMIndia’s digital payments revolution has entered an important new phase. The Unified Payments Interface (UPI), which has transformed the way Indians transfer money and pay merchants, has grown from a financial-technology innovation into a critical part of the country’s economic infrastructure. From street vendors and neighbourhood grocery stores to e-comm...

BRICS 2026: India’s Strategy for a Multipolar World

13 September 2026

By: CA Anil K. Jain Chartered Accountant | Economist | Policy Researcher | Author President – Ahimsa Foundation India Email: CAINDIA@HOTMAIL.COM The 2026 BRICS Summit highlights India’s growing role as a balancing power in a multipolar world. India seeks stronger trade, development finance, digital payments and rupee internationalisation while avoiding an anti-Western bloc. BRICS offers strategic autonomy and Global South leadership, but internal rivalries, trade imbalances and weak implementati...

BRICS Summit 2026 in New Delhi

12 September 2026

By: CA Anil K. Jain Chartered Accountant | Economist | Policy Researcher | Author President – Ahimsa Foundation India Email: CAINDIA@HOTMAIL.COM BRICS 2026 in New Delhi highlights India’s growing role in a multipolar world. With 11 members representing nearly half the global population, BRICS seeks stronger trade, development finance, energy security and local-currency settlements. India should pursue strategic autonomy—diversifying partnerships without replacing dollar dependence with Chinese o...

India’s 7.8% GDP Controversy : Is It Politically Contested?

3 September 2026

By: CA Anil K. JainChartered Accountant | Economist | Policy Researcher | AuthorPresident – Ahimsa Foundation IndiaEmail: CAINDIA@HOTMAIL.COM What exactly happened? On 31 August 2026, MoSPI reported that India’s real GDP grew 7.8% year-on-year in April–June 2026 (Q1 FY2026-27). Real GDP was estimated at ₹81.36 lakh crore versus ₹75.46 lakh crore a year earlier. Nominal GDP was ₹88.27 lakh crore, up 10.3%. Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the result as a “herculean feat”, while Congress att...

Current SCO Summit and Its Implications for India

1 September 2026

By: CA Anil K. JainChartered Accountant | Economist | Policy Researcher | AuthorPresident – Ahimsa Foundation IndiaEmail: CAINDIA@HOTMAIL.COM 1. Overview of the Summit 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit is being held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, from August 31 to September 1, 2026 with leaders from major member states—including Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Iran, and the Central Asian republics—participating in person or virtually. The summit’s agenda focuses on regional security,...

INDIA’S CURRENT ECONOMIC SCENARIO AND FUTURE OUTLOOK

1 September 2026

(Position as of September 2026) By: CA Anil K. JainChartered Accountant | Economist | Policy Researcher | AuthorPresident – Ahimsa Foundation IndiaEmail: CAINDIA@HOTMAIL.COM Introduction The Indian economy enters the second half of 2026 from a position of considerable strength. Despite geopolitical tensions, elevated energy prices, uncertainty surrounding world trade and volatile financial markets, India continues to be one of the fastest-growing major economies. The most significant recent deve...

WHO OWNS THE INTERNET?

30 August 2026

By: CA Anil K. Jain Chartered Accountant | Economist | Policy Researcher | Author President – Ahimsa Foundation India Email: CAINDIA@HOTMAIL.COM Understanding the Infrastructure, Investment and Economics of the World’s Digital Network The Internet has become one of the most indispensable infrastructures of modern civilisation. Banking, commerce, education, government administration, communication, entertainment, healthcare and international business increasingly depend upon it. Billions of peopl...

Shortcomings in India’s U.S. Trade Policy…and the Way Forward

20 August 2026

By: CA Anil K. Jain Chartered Accountant | Economist | Policy Researcher | Author President – Ahimsa Foundation India Email: CAINDIA@HOTMAIL.COM While India–United States relations have strengthened considerably in defence, technology, strategic cooperation and people-to-people relations, the economic relationship has not always advanced with the same consistency. India has undoubtedly protected important national interests, but certain weaknesses in its foreign-policy and trade-policy approach...

Cyber Security for Hospitals

7 August 2026

By: CA Anil K. Jain Chartered Accountant | Economist | Policy Researcher | Author President – Ahimsa Foundation India Email: CAINDIA@HOTMAIL.COM Chapter Synopsis This chapter examines the critical cybersecurity challenges facing Indian hospitals, where digital transformation has created vast vulnerabilities that threaten patient safety. Hospitals are uniquely difficult to secure due to connected legacy medical devices (often unpatched), 24/7 operations that cannot tolerate downtime, high-value p...

If You Are the Next Victim of Cyber Fraud

5 August 2026

By: CA Anil K. Jain Chartered Accountant | Economist | Policy Researcher | AuthorPresident – Ahimsa Foundation IndiaEmail: CAINDIA@HOTMAIL.COM“Wait, think, and take action.” — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-step guide against cyber fraud1. Introduction: Stay Calm – Your First Line of DefenceThe moment you realise you have fallen victim to cyber fraud, you are likely to be overwhelmed by shock, fear, anger, and deep regret. These emotions are entirely natural. But the greatest danger in tho...