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Journalist @indianexpress; ex @bsindia @livemint @ForbesIndia @CNNnews18 @IndiaToday; @UniWestminster @CheveningIndia EconDSE

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Udit Misra
3 years
Listen up everybody. Justice Black's opinion. "The founding fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to fulfil its essential role in our democracy. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors." -- Meg in The Post
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Express Explained 🔍
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India has always had surplus labour and, as a result, fairly low wage rates. But instead of these being a strength, Indian states that had surplus labour and low wage rates have historically been the laggards in the growth story, writes @ieuditmisra. https://t.co/6hWfeVnrvm
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India has always had surplus labour and, not surprisingly as a result, fairly low wage rates. But instead of these being a strength, Indian states that had surplus labour and low wage rates, have...
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Express Explained 🔍
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When more money goes out of India than what comes in, the rupee’s exchange rate falls because it essentially means that the US dollars are more in demand relative to Indian rupee. What do data show on investments into India? @ieuditmisra explains. https://t.co/CwogLnbReV
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When more money goes out of India than what comes in, the rupee’s exchange rate falls or weakens because it essentially means that the US dollars are more in demand relative to Indian rupee. What do...
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Express Explained 🔍
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The World Inequality Report for 2026 shows that the top 10% of the global population’s income-earners earn more than the remaining 90%, while the poorest half of the global population captures less than 10% of the total global income. ✍️ @ieuditmisra https://t.co/jk70wqoQOh
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In this week’s column ‘GDP: Graphs, Data, Perspectives’, we look at the World Inequality Report for 2026. Among other things, it shows that the top 10% of the global population’s income-earners earn...
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There are two parts of the puzzle. The rupee is weakening when, on paper, it should be strengthening. India has been the fastest-growing major economy for a while. Additionally, the dollar is weakening. @ieuditmisra explains: https://t.co/MhCIzt2AXl
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There are two parts of the puzzle. The rupee is weakening when, on paper, it should be strengthening. After all, India has been the fastest-growing major economy for a while. Additionally, the rupee...
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Urban Cycling Institute 🚲 
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When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression. (🖼️ by @fabiantodorovic)
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Udit Misra
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Latest entry for my book reviews column: #BookLineThinker https://t.co/ASef2rhRnb
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When Trump announced tariffs, he expected companies worldwide to return to the US to set up production, fuelling jobs and economic growth. That policy now seems to be too costly for the president. @ieuditmisra writes in this week's ExplainSpeaking https://t.co/t2SWQRmTZI
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Trump’s idea was that imposing tariffs would force companies worldwide to return to the US to set up production, thus creating jobs and economic growth while lowering inflation. A year down the line,...
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Express Explained 🔍
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ExplainSpeaking: As Trump ends US govt shutdown, understanding its causes and why India never faces such a deadlock @ieuditmisra explains: https://t.co/8yYtSXAIDG
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The US government shuts down when Congress fails to pass the Budget by October 1. The recent shutdown was the longest ever.
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Udit Misra
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With the #NDA sweeping the #Bihar Assembly polls, this question has come in sharp focus. Here is a piece I wrote in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections but it tackles some queries around this policy choice. https://t.co/xwSHUDtbT6
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Traditional thinking with regard to helping the poor is captured by the following well known saying: 'If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a...
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Man Aman Singh Chhina
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Chat GPT can help design pages, give snappy headlines and also eat up jobs of the desk hands who use it. This is from Pak newspaper Dawn.
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Anushka Sharma
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So elated to share with all of you that I got a call from this huge media house to be featured in 30 under 30 And the prices are as follows: 1. Video Interview + felicitation: 4lakh + GST 2. Felicitation only: 3lakh + GST 3. Best Brand Award: 5 lakh + GST and I am excited to
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Bihar’s overall base of economic activity is small. Its growth rates can thus flatter to deceive. With elections around the corner, @ieuditmisra looks at the state when compared to others like Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Kerala. https://t.co/2m7ttKT8RY
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Bihar manufacturing growth, Bihar growth rate analysis: Bihar’s overall base of economic activity is small. Its growth rates can thus flatter to deceive. With elections around the corner, we look at...
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In Explained’s weekly column, titled ‘GDP: Graphs, Data, Perspectives’, @ieuditmisra contextualises recent GST data. Despite large collections for October, 20 states have collected less revenue than in the era of pre-GST taxes. https://t.co/0nspn1iblg
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In Explained’s weekly column, titled ‘GDP: Graphs, Data, Perspectives’, Udit Misra contextualises recent GST data. Despite large collections for October, 20 states have collected less revenue than in...
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Udit Misra
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📣 📚 New Column on #Books 📚 📣 Hi Everyone, I am starting a new fortnightly column for @IndianExpress It is called "Book, Line & Thinker". This column would be a space to reflect on books, lines and authors that make sense of the world. First one here>
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Dan Wang’s Breakneck argues that China’s engineer-led culture builds rapidly while America’s lawyerly elite obstructs progress.
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Udit Misra
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Here's why #Bihar's economic growth rates by themselves may not tell you the full story. Read the latest #ExplainSpeaking to understand the key macroeconomic question: Has the state’s growth trajectory bridged the gap between itself and the rest of India? #BiharElection2025
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Express Explained 🔍
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Bihar’s overall base of economic activity is small. Its growth rates can thus flatter to deceive. With elections around the corner, @ieuditmisra looks at the state when compared to others like Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Kerala. https://t.co/2m7ttKT8RY
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Udit Misra
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Will India become $30 trillion economy in 25 years, as Trade min Goyal claims? Yes and No. Yes, if India can replicate growth rate of past 25 years. No, if it grows at the rate over the past 11 years under PM Modi's govt. The diff b/w the two projections is huge. #ExplainSpeaking
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Express Explained 🔍
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Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal recently stated that 20-25 years from now, India will be a $30 trillion economy. What is the basis of the projection, and what do the underlying data say about the pace of India's growth? @ieuditmisra explains: https://t.co/G0i8BVyfka
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In Explained’s weekly column, titled ‘GDP: Graphs, Data, Perspectives’, @ieuditmisra writes on how tariffs have impacted the US economy, and that of countries like China. This is also likely why their leaders recently met to manage trade issues. https://t.co/N7I9uCjqLw
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In Explained’s weekly column, titled ‘GDP: Graphs, Data, Perspectives’, Udit Misra breaks down how US tariffs have increasingly impacted the domestic economy, and that of countries like China. This...
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@ieexplained
Express Explained 🔍
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Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal recently stated that 20-25 years from now, India will be a $30 trillion economy. What is the basis of the projection, and what do the underlying data say about the pace of India's growth? @ieuditmisra explains: https://t.co/G0i8BVyfka
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Given that economic growth rate and the size of the economy is a big enough variable determining India’s trading stance, it is worth examining how likely it is for India to become a $30 trillion...
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@ieexplained
Express Explained 🔍
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In Explained’s weekly column, titled ‘GDP: Graphs, Data, Perspectives’, @ieuditmisra breaks down how high deficits and public debts can impact countries and tax-payers over a long period, and the global trends in recent years. https://t.co/LYIOo7a5Wl
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In Explained’s weekly column, titled ‘GDP: Graphs, Data, Perspectives’, Udit Misra breaks down how high deficits and public debts can impact countries and tax-payers over a long period, and the...
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Udit Misra
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#EXPLAINED #NobelPrize2025 in Economics: How economic growth becoming the new normal The work of the newly minted Nobel laureates lies at the heart of many of the burning debates at present. https://t.co/wRlOO2OSR5
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The work of the newly minted Nobel laureates lies at the heart of many of the burning debates at present. Should governments subsidise R&D in companies? Should they subsidise social welfare?
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The work of the newly minted Nobel laureates lies at the heart of many of the burning debates at present. Should governments subsidise R&D in companies? Should they subsidise social welfare? @ieuditmisra explains their research: https://t.co/qsKyjkVOGp
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