Roshan Kishore is the Data and Political Economy Editor at Hindustan Times. His weekly column for HT Premium Terms of Trade appears every Friday.
Articles by Roshan Kishore
What we know about caste inequality in India | Number Theory
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Updated on May 05, 2025 08:33 AM IST
Abhishek JhaRoshan Kishore
What can a caste census tell us? | Number Theory
While it will provide a lot of information which was not available earlier, the broad contours of India’s caste composition are not exactly unknown
Updated on May 02, 2025 11:16 AM IST
Roshan KishoreAbhishek Jha
Terms of Trade: Mandal wins, por ahora
The announcement of caste census is a victory for the expanding OBC quotas, but it needn’t lead to electoral gains for Mandal parties and Congress.
Updated on May 01, 2025 11:46 AM IST
The problems of dealing with the rogue neighbour | Number Theory
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Updated on Apr 24, 2025 10:09 AM IST
Why today's World Economic Outlook will be keenly watched | Number Theory
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Published on Apr 22, 2025 08:48 AM IST
TERMS OF TRADE: The world is fighting for the future, we are fighting the past
The Mandal-Kamandal conflict shapes Indian politics, reflecting caste and communal tensions, while economic challenges loom under global upheaval.
Updated on Apr 18, 2025 12:58 PM IST
New JMM chief Hemant Soren's achievements, challenges | Number Theory
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Updated on Apr 17, 2025 09:04 AM IST
Roshan KishoreNishant RanjanAbhishek Jha
Trump tariffs will lead to a contraction in global trade: WTO
And if Donald Trump were to bring back his paused tariffs, which would also increase trade policy uncertainty, the contraction could be much larger
Updated on Apr 16, 2025 06:44 PM IST
Karnataka’s broken political economy | Number Theory
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Published on Apr 16, 2025 08:45 AM IST
Roshan KishoreAbhishek Jha
FY25 retail inflation at 4.6% lowest since FY19
Inflation numbers positively surprised analysts in March with the headline CPI print coming in at 3.3%. A Bloomberg poll of economists projected this number at 3.5%.
Published on Apr 16, 2025 07:38 AM IST
Number Theory: Can BJP-AIADMK alliance win in Tamil Nadu?
Can a BJP-AIADMK alliance win Tamil Nadu where elections are due in 2026? Here are four charts which answer this question
Updated on Apr 12, 2025 09:16 AM IST
Terms of Trade: Why the world is missing the Soviet Union
The roots of ongoing economic turmoil are to be found in a strategic alliance between Chinese “socialism” and American capital.
Updated on Apr 11, 2025 12:35 PM IST
RBI cuts interest rate, lowers GDP forecast
RBI cuts policy rate to 6% amid global uncertainties, projecting 6.5% growth for FY26, signaling support for economic stability and lower inflation.
Published on Apr 10, 2025 07:22 AM IST
Roshan Kishore, New Delhi
Number Theory: Donald Trump's rational politics and irrational economics
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Updated on Apr 09, 2025 09:21 AM IST
Number Theory: How will tariffs hit India in the medium term?
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Published on Apr 07, 2025 08:51 AM IST
Terms of Trade: Blame Trump, but do not forget capitalism
Stopping Trump requires accepting that the rules-based order did not benefit everybody and the losers aren’t as invested in preserving it as the winners
Published on Apr 04, 2025 02:21 PM IST
Number Theory: US has a problem and tariffs will not solve it
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Published on Apr 04, 2025 09:16 AM IST
Trump tariffs: What it means for different countries
Lesotho faces the highest tariffs from Trump at 50%, while other countries like Vietnam and China also see significant increases, complicating trade dynamics.
Published on Apr 04, 2025 07:12 AM IST
Trump tariffs: What it means for U.S. growth
Trump's tariffs may boost US competitiveness, but retaliatory measures, higher prices, and policy uncertainty could hurt growth and lead to a global recession.
Published on Apr 04, 2025 07:06 AM IST
Trump tariffs: What it means for globalisation
Trump's tariffs threaten globalisation, marking a shift from US-led trade liberalisation to a potential global trade war and rising protectionism.
Updated on Apr 04, 2025 05:55 AM IST
Trump tariffs: What it means for India
Trump's new tariffs raise costs for Indian goods in the US, risking India's export market unless retaliatory measures are taken.
Updated on Apr 04, 2025 06:22 AM IST
How Donald Trump decided the tariff for India
Some experts have suggested that Trump’s calculations of tariffs imposed by a specific country could have nothing to do with tariffs at all
Updated on Apr 03, 2025 10:14 AM IST
Number Theory: Reciprocal US tariffs will spark major chaos
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Published on Apr 03, 2025 09:09 AM IST
Number Theory: Why “liberating” US will take more than tariffs
Trump is claiming that the move, its global disruption notwithstanding, will revive the fortunes of the American economy and its working people
Updated on Apr 02, 2025 09:46 AM IST
Behind the BJP’s booth-level revival in Delhi
In 2025, Delhi had a total of 13,766 polling booths across its 70 assembly constituencies with an average of 686 votes per polling booth.
Updated on Apr 02, 2025 09:07 AM IST
Abhishek JhaRoshan Kishore
Terms of Trade: Delhi Budget resurrects some questions on federalism
According to the Delhi Budget, the earlier AAP government ended up in the worst possible fiscal situation a government can have in an election year.
Updated on Mar 28, 2025 06:10 PM IST